Pontoon Beach, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pontoon Beach, IL Summary

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

  • There were 76 total crimes committed in Pontoon Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,345.6 total crimes per 100K people in Pontoon Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Pontoon Beach is -42.10% below the national average.
  • Pontoon Beach ranks #422 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Pontoon Beach ranks #4,860 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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Pontoon Beach Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pontoon Beach is 1,345.6 per 100,000 people. That's -42.10% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.22% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pontoon Beach
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 76 1,345.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 283.3 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 18 318.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 11 194.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 38 672.8 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 159.3 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 58 1,026.9 1,559.4 1,954.4

Pontoon Beach 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 Pontoon Beach

18
Violent Crimes
318.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-13.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Pontoon Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pontoon Beach is 318.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 313.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pontoon Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -13.82% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.17% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pontoon Beach

58
Property Crimes
1,026.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-47.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 58 property crimes in Pontoon Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pontoon Beach is 1,026.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 97.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pontoon Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -47.46% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.15% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pontoon Beach

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
Collinsville, IL 24,131 518 2,146.6 1,918.7 227.9
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

Pontoon Beach SnackAbility

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