Belleville, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Belleville, IL Summary

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

  • There were 943 total crimes committed in Belleville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,344.3 total crimes per 100K people in Belleville.
  • The overall crime rate in Belleville is 10.62% above the national average.
  • Belleville ranks #451 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Belleville ranks #7,806 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.

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Belleville Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Belleville is 2,344.3 per 100,000 people. That's 10.62% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 16.96% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Belleville
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 943 2,344.3 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 6 14.9 5.8 5.0
Robbery 15 37.3 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 162 402.7 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 214 532.0 289.2 359.0
Burglary 234 581.7 290.5 229.0
Larceny 363 902.4 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 132 328.2 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 729 1,812.3 1,715.2 1,760.0

Belleville 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 Belleville

214
Violent Crimes
532.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
48.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 214 violent crimes in Belleville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Belleville is 532.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 188.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Belleville each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 48.19% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 83.97% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Belleville

729
Property Crimes
1,812.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
2.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 729 property crimes in Belleville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Belleville is 1,812.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Belleville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 2.97% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.66% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Belleville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
O'Fallon, IL 31,856 387 1,214.8 1,020.2 194.6
Edwardsville, IL 26,663 190 712.6 682.6 30.0
Fairview Heights, IL 15,948 548 3,436.2 3,028.6 407.6
Shiloh, IL 14,950 121 809.4 635.5 173.9
Swansea, IL 14,515 114 785.4 744.1 41.3
Glen Carbon, IL 13,870 162 1,168.0 1,103.1 64.9
Troy, IL 11,297 53 469.2 460.3 8.9
Columbia, IL 10,491 69 657.7 495.7 162.0
Mascoutah, IL 8,977 35 389.9 345.3 44.6
Maryville, IL 8,336 29 347.9 287.9 60.0

Belleville SnackAbility

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