Riverton, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Riverton, IL Summary

Crime in Riverton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Riverton 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 Riverton:

  • There were 30 total crimes committed in Riverton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 874.6 total crimes per 100K people in Riverton.
  • The overall crime rate in Riverton is -62.37% below the national average.
  • Riverton ranks #332 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Riverton ranks #3,315 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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Riverton Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Riverton is 874.6 per 100,000 people. That's -62.37% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -55.94% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Riverton
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 30 874.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 29.2 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 291.5 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 13 379.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 12 349.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 145.8 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 17 495.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Riverton 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 Riverton

13
Violent Crimes
379.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
2.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Riverton is 379.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 263.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Riverton each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 2.49% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -11.01% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Riverton

17
Property Crimes
495.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 property crimes in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Riverton is 495.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 201.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Riverton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.64% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.22% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Riverton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, IL 112,549 5,644 5,014.7 4,244.4 770.3
Jacksonville, IL 17,731 424 2,391.3 2,154.4 236.9
Chatham, IL 14,420 113 783.6 735.1 48.5
Lincoln, IL 13,119 99 754.6 647.9 106.7
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Clinton, IL 6,862 90 1,311.6 1,165.8 145.7
Mount Zion, IL 5,867 51 869.3 750.0 119.3
Carlinville, IL 5,500 173 3,145.5 2,890.9 254.5
Sherman, IL 4,603 17 369.3 369.3 0.0
Rochester, IL 3,827 21 548.7 365.8 182.9

Riverton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
4
Diversity
2
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8
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