Swansea, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Swansea, IL Summary

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

  • There were 200 total crimes committed in Swansea the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,421.7 total crimes per 100K people in Swansea.
  • The overall crime rate in Swansea is -38.83% below the national average.
  • Swansea ranks #433 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Swansea ranks #5,090 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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Swansea Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Swansea is 1,421.7 per 100,000 people. That's -38.83% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.39% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Swansea
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 200 1,421.7 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 92.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 14 99.5 425.9 369.8
Burglary 28 199.0 246.4 269.8
Larceny 129 917.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 206.1 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 186 1,322.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Swansea 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 Swansea

14
Violent Crimes
99.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Swansea in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Swansea is 99.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,004.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Swansea each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.09% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -76.63% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Swansea

186
Property Crimes
1,322.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 186 property crimes in Swansea in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Swansea is 1,322.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Swansea each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.35% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.21% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Swansea

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Belleville, IL 41,291 735 1,780.0 1,382.9 397.2
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
Fairview Heights, IL 16,270 562 3,454.2 3,146.9 307.3
Shiloh, IL 14,616 146 998.9 896.3 102.6
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
Mascoutah, IL 8,622 40 463.9 394.3 69.6
Maryville, IL 8,194 48 585.8 451.5 134.2

Swansea SnackAbility

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