Bethalto, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bethalto, IL Summary

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

  • There were 56 total crimes committed in Bethalto the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 601.4 total crimes per 100K people in Bethalto.
  • The overall crime rate in Bethalto is -74.12% below the national average.
  • Bethalto ranks #260 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Bethalto ranks #2,221 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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Bethalto Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bethalto is 601.4 per 100,000 people. That's -74.12% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -69.71% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bethalto
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 56 601.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 107.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 16 171.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 5 53.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 30 322.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 53.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 40 429.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Bethalto 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 Bethalto

16
Violent Crimes
171.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Bethalto in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bethalto is 171.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 581.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bethalto each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.65% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bethalto

40
Property Crimes
429.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 property crimes in Bethalto in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bethalto is 429.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 232.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bethalto each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.02% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.45% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bethalto

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Alton, IL 25,212 1,016 4,029.8 3,121.5 908.3
Edwardsville, IL 25,117 212 844.0 780.3 63.7
Collinsville, IL 24,131 518 2,146.6 1,918.7 227.9
Glen Carbon, IL 13,822 176 1,273.3 1,201.0 72.3
Troy, IL 11,260 68 603.9 497.3 106.6
Wood River, IL 10,350 283 2,734.3 2,376.8 357.5
Maryville, IL 8,194 48 585.8 451.5 134.2
East Alton, IL 5,920 52 878.4 439.2 439.2
Pontoon Beach, IL 5,648 76 1,345.6 1,026.9 318.7
South Roxana, IL 1,884 15 796.2 583.9 212.3

Bethalto SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
9
Diversity
4
Safety
9.5
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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