Effingham, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Effingham, IL Summary

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

  • There were 371 total crimes committed in Effingham the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,044.0 total crimes per 100K people in Effingham.
  • The overall crime rate in Effingham is 30.97% above the national average.
  • Effingham ranks #539 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Effingham ranks #8,179 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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Effingham Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Effingham is 3,044.0 per 100,000 people. That's 30.97% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 53.33% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Effingham
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 371 3,044.0 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3 24.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 213.3 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 38 311.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 40 328.2 246.4 269.8
Larceny 281 2,305.5 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 98.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 333 2,732.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Effingham 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 Effingham

38
Violent Crimes
311.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-15.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 violent crimes in Effingham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Effingham is 311.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 320.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Effingham each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -15.69% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -26.80% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Effingham

333
Property Crimes
2,732.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 333 property crimes in Effingham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Effingham is 2,732.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Effingham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 39.80% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 75.21% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Effingham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Charleston, IL 19,987 102 510.3 350.2 160.1
Mattoon, IL 17,514 112 639.5 319.7 319.7
Olney, IL 8,681 164 1,889.2 1,681.8 207.3
Robinson, IL 7,189 122 1,697.0 1,307.6 389.5
Greenville, IL 6,480 58 895.1 787.0 108.0
Mount Zion, IL 5,867 51 869.3 750.0 119.3
Hillsboro, IL 5,860 55 938.6 836.2 102.4
Beecher, IL 4,675 22 470.6 427.8 42.8
Sumner, IL 2,949 15 508.6 339.1 169.5
Altamont, IL 2,171 15 690.9 552.7 138.2

Effingham SnackAbility

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