East Alton, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In East Alton, IL Summary

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

  • There were 52 total crimes committed in East Alton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 878.4 total crimes per 100K people in East Alton.
  • The overall crime rate in East Alton is -62.21% below the national average.
  • East Alton ranks #333 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • East Alton ranks #3,325 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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East Alton Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Alton is 878.4 per 100,000 people. That's -62.21% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -55.76% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Alton
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 52 878.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 2 33.8 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 152.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 26 439.2 425.9 369.8
Burglary 14 236.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 202.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 26 439.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

East Alton 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 East Alton

26
Violent Crimes
439.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
18.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in East Alton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Alton is 439.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 227.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Alton each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 18.76% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 3.12% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Alton

26
Property Crimes
439.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 property crimes in East Alton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Alton is 439.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 227.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Alton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -77.53% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -71.84% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Alton

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
Bethalto, IL 9,311 56 601.4 429.6 171.8
Jerseyville, IL 8,271 123 1,487.1 1,342.0 145.1
Maryville, IL 8,194 48 585.8 451.5 134.2
Pontoon Beach, IL 5,648 76 1,345.6 1,026.9 318.7

East Alton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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