Mattoon, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mattoon, IL Summary

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

  • There were 112 total crimes committed in Mattoon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 639.5 total crimes per 100K people in Mattoon.
  • The overall crime rate in Mattoon is -72.49% below the national average.
  • Mattoon ranks #270 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Mattoon ranks #2,382 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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Mattoon Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mattoon is 639.5 per 100,000 people. That's -72.49% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -67.79% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mattoon
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 112 639.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 5.7 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 34 194.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 56 319.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 46 262.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 56 319.7 1,559.4 1,954.4

Mattoon 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 Mattoon

56
Violent Crimes
319.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-13.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 56 violent crimes in Mattoon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mattoon is 319.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 312.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mattoon each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -13.54% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -24.93% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mattoon

56
Property Crimes
319.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-83.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 56 property crimes in Mattoon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mattoon is 319.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 312.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mattoon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -83.64% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.50% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mattoon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Champaign, IL 89,815 2,127 2,368.2 1,722.4 645.8
Urbana, IL 41,673 1,032 2,476.4 1,977.3 499.1
Charleston, IL 19,987 102 510.3 350.2 160.1
Effingham, IL 12,188 371 3,044.0 2,732.2 311.8
Mahomet, IL 9,709 70 721.0 545.9 175.1
Mount Zion, IL 5,867 51 869.3 750.0 119.3
Monticello, IL 5,532 20 361.5 235.0 126.5
Sullivan, IL 4,385 17 387.7 182.4 205.2
Arcola, IL 2,874 15 521.9 487.1 34.8
Neoga, IL 1,367 11 804.7 512.1 292.6

Mattoon SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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