Sherman, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sherman, IL Summary

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

  • There were 17 total crimes committed in Sherman the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 369.3 total crimes per 100K people in Sherman.
  • The overall crime rate in Sherman is -84.11% below the national average.
  • Sherman ranks #183 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Sherman ranks #1,321 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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Sherman Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sherman is 369.3 per 100,000 people. That's -84.11% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -81.40% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sherman
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 17 369.3 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 0 0.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 1 21.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 16 347.6 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 17 369.3 1,559.4 1,954.4

Sherman 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 Sherman

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Sherman in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sherman is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sherman each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -100.00% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sherman

17
Property Crimes
369.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-81.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 property crimes in Sherman in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sherman is 369.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 270.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sherman each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -81.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.32% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sherman

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, IL 112,549 5,644 5,014.7 4,244.4 770.3
Jacksonville, IL 17,731 424 2,391.3 2,154.4 236.9
Chatham, IL 14,420 113 783.6 735.1 48.5
Lincoln, IL 13,119 99 754.6 647.9 106.7
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Clinton, IL 6,862 90 1,311.6 1,165.8 145.7
Mount Zion, IL 5,867 51 869.3 750.0 119.3
Carlinville, IL 5,500 173 3,145.5 2,890.9 254.5
Beardstown, IL 5,372 52 968.0 558.5 409.5
Riverton, IL 3,430 30 874.6 495.6 379.0

Sherman SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
9.5
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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