Carbondale, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Carbondale, IL Summary

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

  • There were 850 total crimes committed in Carbondale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,933.0 total crimes per 100K people in Carbondale.
  • The overall crime rate in Carbondale is 69.22% above the national average.
  • Carbondale ranks #566 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Carbondale ranks #8,914 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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Carbondale Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carbondale is 3,933.0 per 100,000 people. That's 69.22% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 98.11% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carbondale
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 850 3,933.0 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 4 18.5 9.1 6.3
Robbery 22 101.8 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 111 513.6 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 170 786.6 425.9 369.8
Burglary 131 606.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 498 2,304.3 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 51 236.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 680 3,146.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Carbondale 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 Carbondale

170
Violent Crimes
786.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
112.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 170 violent crimes in Carbondale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carbondale is 786.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 127.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carbondale each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 112.71% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 84.69% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carbondale

680
Property Crimes
3,146.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
60.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 680 property crimes in Carbondale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carbondale is 3,146.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carbondale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 60.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 101.77% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carbondale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Marion, IL 17,551 338 1,925.8 1,150.9 774.9
Herrin, IL 12,704 123 968.2 606.1 362.1
Murphysboro, IL 6,973 232 3,327.1 2,853.9 473.3
Du Quoin, IL 5,705 36 631.0 385.6 245.4
De Soto, IL 1,493 2 134.0 0.0 134.0
Cambria, IL 1,493 10 669.8 468.9 200.9

Carbondale SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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