Glen Carbon, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Glen Carbon, IL Summary

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

  • There were 176 total crimes committed in Glen Carbon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,273.3 total crimes per 100K people in Glen Carbon.
  • The overall crime rate in Glen Carbon is -45.21% below the national average.
  • Glen Carbon ranks #408 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Glen Carbon ranks #4,627 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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Glen Carbon Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glen Carbon is 1,273.3 per 100,000 people. That's -45.21% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -35.86% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glen Carbon
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 176 1,273.3 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 7.2 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 10 72.3 425.9 369.8
Burglary 7 50.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 153 1,106.9 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 43.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 166 1,201.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Glen Carbon 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 Glen Carbon

10
Violent Crimes
72.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Glen Carbon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glen Carbon is 72.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,382.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glen Carbon each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.01% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glen Carbon

166
Property Crimes
1,201.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 166 property crimes in Glen Carbon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glen Carbon is 1,201.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Glen Carbon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.55% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.98% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Glen Carbon

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
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
Troy, IL 11,260 68 603.9 497.3 106.6
Highland, IL 10,026 80 797.9 708.2 89.8
Bethalto, IL 9,311 56 601.4 429.6 171.8
Mascoutah, IL 8,622 40 463.9 394.3 69.6
Maryville, IL 8,194 48 585.8 451.5 134.2

Glen Carbon SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
7
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