Jerseyville, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jerseyville, IL Summary

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

  • There were 123 total crimes committed in Jerseyville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,487.1 total crimes per 100K people in Jerseyville.
  • The overall crime rate in Jerseyville is -36.02% below the national average.
  • Jerseyville ranks #440 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Jerseyville ranks #5,283 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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Jerseyville Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jerseyville is 1,487.1 per 100,000 people. That's -36.02% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -25.09% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jerseyville
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 123 1,487.1 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 48.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 12 145.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 12 145.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 91 1,100.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 96.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 111 1,342.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Jerseyville 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 Jerseyville

12
Violent Crimes
145.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Jerseyville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jerseyville is 145.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 689.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jerseyville each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.94% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jerseyville

111
Property Crimes
1,342.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 111 property crimes in Jerseyville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jerseyville is 1,342.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jerseyville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.33% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.94% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jerseyville

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
Swansea, IL 14,068 200 1,421.7 1,322.1 99.5
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
Columbia, IL 10,491 69 657.7 495.7 162.0
Bethalto, IL 9,311 56 601.4 429.6 171.8
Maryville, IL 8,194 48 585.8 451.5 134.2
Brighton, IL 2,137 8 374.4 327.6 46.8

Jerseyville SnackAbility

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