Hillsboro, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hillsboro, IL Summary

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

  • There were 55 total crimes committed in Hillsboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 938.6 total crimes per 100K people in Hillsboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Hillsboro is -59.62% below the national average.
  • Hillsboro ranks #347 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Hillsboro ranks #3,515 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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Hillsboro Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hillsboro is 938.6 per 100,000 people. That's -59.62% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -52.72% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hillsboro
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 55 938.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 17.1 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 34.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 6 102.4 425.9 369.8
Burglary 14 238.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 33 563.1 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 34.1 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 49 836.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro

6
Violent Crimes
102.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Hillsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hillsboro is 102.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 976.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hillsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.31% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.96% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hillsboro

49
Property Crimes
836.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 property crimes in Hillsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hillsboro is 836.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 119.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hillsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.22% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.38% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hillsboro

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
Shiloh, IL 14,616 146 998.9 896.3 102.6
Chatham, IL 14,420 113 783.6 735.1 48.5
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
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
Litchfield, IL 6,705 330 4,921.7 4,474.3 447.4

Hillsboro SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9.5
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
4
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