Edwardsville, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Edwardsville, IL Summary

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

  • There were 212 total crimes committed in Edwardsville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 844.0 total crimes per 100K people in Edwardsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Edwardsville is -63.68% below the national average.
  • Edwardsville ranks #324 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Edwardsville ranks #3,206 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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Edwardsville Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Edwardsville is 844.0 per 100,000 people. That's -63.68% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.48% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Edwardsville
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 212 844.0 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 51.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 16 63.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 6 23.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 173 688.8 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 67.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 196 780.3 1,559.4 1,954.4

Edwardsville 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 Edwardsville

16
Violent Crimes
63.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Edwardsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Edwardsville is 63.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,569.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Edwardsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -85.04% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Edwardsville

196
Property Crimes
780.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 196 property crimes in Edwardsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Edwardsville is 780.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Edwardsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.07% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -49.96% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Edwardsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
O'Fallon, IL 32,250 410 1,271.3 1,116.3 155.0
Collinsville, IL 24,131 518 2,146.6 1,918.7 227.9
Fairview Heights, IL 16,270 562 3,454.2 3,146.9 307.3
Shiloh, IL 14,616 146 998.9 896.3 102.6
Swansea, IL 14,068 200 1,421.7 1,322.1 99.5
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
Highland, IL 10,026 80 797.9 708.2 89.8
Bethalto, IL 9,311 56 601.4 429.6 171.8

Edwardsville SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
9.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
7
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