Morris, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Morris, IL Summary

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

  • There were 230 total crimes committed in Morris the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,585.0 total crimes per 100K people in Morris.
  • The overall crime rate in Morris is -31.80% below the national average.
  • Morris ranks #452 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Morris ranks #5,550 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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Morris Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Morris is 1,585.0 per 100,000 people. That's -31.80% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -20.16% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Morris
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 230 1,585.0 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 6.9 9.1 6.3
Robbery 2 13.8 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 82.7 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 28 193.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 24 165.4 246.4 269.8
Larceny 171 1,178.4 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 48.2 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 202 1,392.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Morris 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 Morris

28
Violent Crimes
193.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Morris in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Morris is 193.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 518.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Morris each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.82% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.70% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Morris

202
Property Crimes
1,392.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 202 property crimes in Morris in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Morris is 1,392.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Morris each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -28.77% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.73% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Morris

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Joliet, IL 150,545 2,304 1,530.4 1,019.0 511.5
Yorkville, IL 23,635 127 537.3 444.3 93.1
Shorewood, IL 18,326 130 709.4 643.9 65.5
Channahon, IL 14,006 89 635.4 521.2 114.2
Braidwood, IL 6,176 47 761.0 631.5 129.5
Wilmington, IL 5,602 56 999.6 839.0 160.7
Marseilles, IL 4,785 27 564.3 376.2 188.1
Diamond, IL 2,503 2 79.9 40.0 40.0
Seneca, IL 2,240 11 491.1 357.1 133.9

Morris SnackAbility

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