Calumet City, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Calumet City, IL Summary

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

  • There were 638 total crimes committed in Calumet City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,783.2 total crimes per 100K people in Calumet City.
  • The overall crime rate in Calumet City is -23.28% below the national average.
  • Calumet City ranks #477 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Calumet City ranks #6,047 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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Calumet City Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Calumet City is 1,783.2 per 100,000 people. That's -23.28% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -10.18% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Calumet City
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 638 1,783.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 5 14.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 80 223.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 44 123.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 158 441.6 425.9 369.8
Burglary 156 436.0 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 315 880.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 480 1,341.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Calumet City 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 Calumet City

158
Violent Crimes
441.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
19.42%
Above The National Average
  • There were 158 violent crimes in Calumet City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Calumet City is 441.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 226.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Calumet City each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 19.42% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 3.68% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Calumet City

480
Property Crimes
1,341.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 480 property crimes in Calumet City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Calumet City is 1,341.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Calumet City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.36% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.97% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Calumet City SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
3
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