Granite City, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Granite City, IL Summary

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

  • There were 875 total crimes committed in Granite City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,208.3 total crimes per 100K people in Granite City.
  • The overall crime rate in Granite City is 38.04% above the national average.
  • Granite City ranks #549 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Granite City ranks #8,352 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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Granite City Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Granite City is 3,208.3 per 100,000 people. That's 38.04% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 61.60% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Granite City
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 875 3,208.3 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 2 7.3 9.1 6.3
Robbery 15 55.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 106 388.7 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 178 652.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 145 531.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 445 1,631.7 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 107 392.3 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 697 2,555.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Granite City 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 Granite City

178
Violent Crimes
652.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
76.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 178 violent crimes in Granite City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Granite City is 652.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 153.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Granite City each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 76.49% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 53.24% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Granite City

697
Property Crimes
2,555.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
30.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 697 property crimes in Granite City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Granite City is 2,555.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Granite City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 30.76% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 63.89% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Granite City SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
8
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