Pittsfield, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pittsfield, IL Summary

Crime in Pittsfield research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Pittsfield over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Pittsfield:

  • There were 47 total crimes committed in Pittsfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,123.9 total crimes per 100K people in Pittsfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Pittsfield is -51.65% below the national average.
  • Pittsfield ranks #385 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Pittsfield ranks #4,149 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Pittsfield Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pittsfield is 1,123.9 per 100,000 people. That's -51.65% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.39% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pittsfield
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 47 1,123.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 71.7 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 5 119.6 425.9 369.8
Burglary 9 215.2 246.4 269.8
Larceny 32 765.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 23.9 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 42 1,004.3 1,559.4 1,954.4

Pittsfield Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Pittsfield

5
Violent Crimes
119.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Pittsfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pittsfield is 119.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 836.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pittsfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.67% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -71.93% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pittsfield

42
Property Crimes
1,004.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-48.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 property crimes in Pittsfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pittsfield is 1,004.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 99.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pittsfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -48.61% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -35.60% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pittsfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Quincy, IL 39,860 384 963.4 469.1 494.2
Monroe, NC 35,204 1,664 4,726.7 3,939.9 786.8
Middletown, NY 30,538 547 1,791.2 1,434.3 356.9
Jacksonville, IL 17,731 424 2,391.3 2,154.4 236.9
Hannibal, MO 17,028 649 3,811.4 3,341.6 469.8
Troy, MO 14,027 305 2,174.4 1,910.6 263.8
Jerseyville, IL 8,271 123 1,487.1 1,342.0 145.1
Bowling Green, MO 5,617 108 1,922.7 1,370.8 551.9
Wilmington, IL 5,602 56 999.6 839.0 160.7
Beardstown, IL 5,372 52 968.0 558.5 409.5

Pittsfield SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
8
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