Metropolis, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Metropolis, IL Summary

Crime in Metropolis research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Metropolis over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Metropolis:

  • There were 89 total crimes committed in Metropolis in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,554.3 total crimes per 100K people in Metropolis.
  • The overall crime rate in Metropolis is -26.66% below the national average.
  • Metropolis ranks #378 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Metropolis ranks #6,177 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Metropolis Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Metropolis is 1,554.3 per 100,000 people. That's -26.66% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -22.45% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Metropolis
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 89 1,554.3 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 1 17.5 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 174.6 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 16 279.4 289.2 359.0
Burglary 18 314.4 290.5 229.0
Larceny 47 820.8 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 139.7 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 73 1,274.9 1,715.2 1,760.0

Metropolis Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Metropolis

16
Violent Crimes
279.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-22.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Metropolis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Metropolis is 279.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 357.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Metropolis each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -22.17% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.37% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Metropolis

73
Property Crimes
1,274.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-27.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 73 property crimes in Metropolis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Metropolis is 1,274.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Metropolis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -27.56% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.67% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Metropolis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paducah, KY 26,624 816 3,064.9 2,794.5 270.4

Metropolis SnackAbility

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