Fairview Heights, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fairview Heights, IL Summary

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

  • There were 562 total crimes committed in Fairview Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,454.2 total crimes per 100K people in Fairview Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Fairview Heights is 48.62% above the national average.
  • Fairview Heights ranks #557 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Fairview Heights ranks #8,586 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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Fairview Heights Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fairview Heights is 3,454.2 per 100,000 people. That's 48.62% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 73.99% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fairview Heights
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 562 3,454.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 4 24.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 35 215.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 50 307.3 425.9 369.8
Burglary 60 368.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 412 2,532.3 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 245.9 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 512 3,146.9 1,559.4 1,954.4

Fairview Heights 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 Fairview Heights

50
Violent Crimes
307.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-16.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 50 violent crimes in Fairview Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fairview Heights is 307.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 325.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fairview Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -16.90% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -27.85% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fairview Heights

512
Property Crimes
3,146.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
61.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 512 property crimes in Fairview Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fairview Heights is 3,146.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fairview Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 61.02% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 101.80% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fairview Heights

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Belleville, IL 41,291 735 1,780.0 1,382.9 397.2
O'Fallon, IL 32,250 410 1,271.3 1,116.3 155.0
Edwardsville, IL 25,117 212 844.0 780.3 63.7
Collinsville, IL 24,131 518 2,146.6 1,918.7 227.9
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
Columbia, IL 10,491 69 657.7 495.7 162.0
Mascoutah, IL 8,622 40 463.9 394.3 69.6

Fairview Heights SnackAbility

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