Carlinville, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Carlinville, IL Summary

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

  • There were 181 total crimes committed in Carlinville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,302.9 total crimes per 100K people in Carlinville.
  • The overall crime rate in Carlinville is 55.85% above the national average.
  • Carlinville ranks #487 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Carlinville ranks #8,839 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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Carlinville Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carlinville is 3,302.9 per 100,000 people. That's 55.85% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 64.79% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carlinville
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 181 3,302.9 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 1 18.2 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 20 365.0 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 24 438.0 289.2 359.0
Burglary 24 438.0 290.5 229.0
Larceny 117 2,135.0 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 292.0 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 157 2,865.0 1,715.2 1,760.0

Carlinville 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 Carlinville

24
Violent Crimes
438.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
21.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Carlinville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carlinville is 438.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 228.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carlinville each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 21.99% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 51.44% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carlinville

157
Property Crimes
2,865.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
62.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 157 property crimes in Carlinville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carlinville is 2,865.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carlinville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 62.78% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 67.03% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carlinville

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
Chatham, IL 14,562 87 597.4 494.4 103.0
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
Highland, IL 9,935 73 734.8 603.9 130.9
Bethalto, IL 9,125 80 876.7 789.0 87.7
Maryville, IL 8,336 29 347.9 287.9 60.0
Greenville, IL 6,951 78 1,122.1 1,021.4 100.7

Carlinville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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