Galena, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Galena, IL Summary

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

  • There were 10 total crimes committed in Galena the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 319.4 total crimes per 100K people in Galena.
  • The overall crime rate in Galena is -86.26% below the national average.
  • Galena ranks #165 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Galena ranks #1,156 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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Galena Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Galena is 319.4 per 100,000 people. That's -86.26% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -83.91% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Galena
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 10 319.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 63.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 6 191.6 425.9 369.8
Burglary 4 127.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 4 127.8 1,559.4 1,954.4

Galena 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 Galena

6
Violent Crimes
191.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Galena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Galena is 191.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 521.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Galena each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.18% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.01% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Galena

4
Property Crimes
127.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-93.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 property crimes in Galena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Galena is 127.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 782.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Galena each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -93.46% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -91.81% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Galena

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dubuque, IA 58,676 1,329 2,265.0 1,792.9 472.1
Clinton, IA 24,443 1,124 4,598.5 3,735.2 863.2
Freeport, IL 23,411 380 1,623.2 1,307.1 316.1
Platteville, WI 11,771 281 2,387.2 2,123.9 263.4
Monroe, WI 10,461 186 1,778.0 1,682.4 95.6
Maquoketa, IA 6,035 136 2,253.5 1,922.1 331.4
East Dubuque, IL 1,571 38 2,418.8 2,036.9 381.9
Hazel Green, WI 1,216 7 575.7 575.7 0.0

Galena SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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