Eureka, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Eureka, IL Summary

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

  • There were 57 total crimes committed in Eureka the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,080.4 total crimes per 100K people in Eureka.
  • The overall crime rate in Eureka is -53.52% below the national average.
  • Eureka ranks #380 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Eureka ranks #4,011 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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Eureka Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Eureka is 1,080.4 per 100,000 people. That's -53.52% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -45.58% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Eureka
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 57 1,080.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 24 454.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 27 511.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 27 511.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 37.9 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 30 568.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Eureka 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 Eureka

27
Violent Crimes
511.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
38.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Eureka in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Eureka is 511.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 195.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Eureka each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 38.39% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 20.15% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Eureka

30
Property Crimes
568.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Eureka in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Eureka is 568.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 175.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Eureka each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.91% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.54% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Eureka

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Peoria, IL 110,551 4,783 4,326.5 3,137.9 1,188.6
East Peoria, IL 22,130 655 2,959.8 2,670.6 289.2
Morton, IL 17,169 210 1,223.1 1,060.1 163.1
Washington, IL 15,910 157 986.8 923.9 62.9
Chillicothe, IL 5,980 126 2,107.0 1,739.1 367.9
Peoria Heights, IL 5,764 194 3,365.7 2,671.8 694.0

Eureka SnackAbility

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