Carbondale, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Carbondale, IL Summary

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

  • There were 1,008 total crimes committed in Carbondale in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,689.7 total crimes per 100K people in Carbondale.
  • The overall crime rate in Carbondale is 121.29% above the national average.
  • Carbondale ranks #510 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Carbondale ranks #9,512 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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Carbondale Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carbondale is 4,689.7 per 100,000 people. That's 121.29% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 133.97% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carbondale
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,008 4,689.7 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 2 9.3 5.8 5.0
Robbery 24 111.7 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 139 646.7 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 216 1,004.9 289.2 359.0
Burglary 235 1,093.3 290.5 229.0
Larceny 482 2,242.5 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 75 348.9 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 792 3,684.7 1,715.2 1,760.0

Carbondale 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 Carbondale

216
Violent Crimes
1,004.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
179.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 216 violent crimes in Carbondale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carbondale is 1,004.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 99.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carbondale each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 179.93% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 247.50% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carbondale

792
Property Crimes
3,684.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
109.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 792 property crimes in Carbondale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carbondale is 3,684.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carbondale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 109.36% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 114.83% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carbondale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Marion, IL 16,856 573 3,399.4 2,930.7 468.7
Herrin, IL 12,125 355 2,927.8 2,540.2 387.6
Murphysboro, IL 6,924 240 3,466.2 3,134.0 332.2
Du Quoin, IL 5,653 29 513.0 389.2 123.8

Carbondale SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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