Herrin, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Herrin, IL Summary

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

  • There were 123 total crimes committed in Herrin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 968.2 total crimes per 100K people in Herrin.
  • The overall crime rate in Herrin is -58.34% below the national average.
  • Herrin ranks #357 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Herrin ranks #3,614 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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Herrin Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Herrin is 968.2 per 100,000 people. That's -58.34% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.23% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Herrin
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 123 968.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3 23.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 33 259.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 46 362.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 57 448.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 157.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 77 606.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Herrin 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 Herrin

46
Violent Crimes
362.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-2.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 46 violent crimes in Herrin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Herrin is 362.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 276.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Herrin each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -2.08% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -14.98% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Herrin

77
Property Crimes
606.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-68.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 77 property crimes in Herrin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Herrin is 606.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 165.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Herrin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -68.99% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.13% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Herrin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Carbondale, IL 21,612 850 3,933.0 3,146.4 786.6
Marion, IL 17,551 338 1,925.8 1,150.9 774.9
Murphysboro, IL 6,973 232 3,327.1 2,853.9 473.3
Benton, IL 6,826 7 102.5 73.2 29.3
Du Quoin, IL 5,705 36 631.0 385.6 245.4
Johnston, SC 2,081 50 2,402.7 2,162.4 240.3
Cambria, IL 1,493 10 669.8 468.9 200.9
Energy, IL 1,105 2 181.0 90.5 90.5

Herrin SnackAbility

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