Centralia, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Centralia, IL Summary

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

  • There were 381 total crimes committed in Centralia in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,243.1 total crimes per 100K people in Centralia.
  • The overall crime rate in Centralia is 53.03% above the national average.
  • Centralia ranks #483 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Centralia ranks #8,806 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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Centralia Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Centralia is 3,243.1 per 100,000 people. That's 53.03% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 61.80% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Centralia
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 381 3,243.1 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 5 42.6 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 66 561.8 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 78 663.9 289.2 359.0
Burglary 97 825.7 290.5 229.0
Larceny 173 1,472.6 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 33 280.9 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 303 2,579.2 1,715.2 1,760.0

Centralia 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 Centralia

78
Violent Crimes
663.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
84.94%
Above The National Average
  • There were 78 violent crimes in Centralia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Centralia is 663.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 150.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Centralia each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 84.94% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 129.59% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Centralia

303
Property Crimes
2,579.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
46.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 303 property crimes in Centralia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Centralia is 2,579.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Centralia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 46.54% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 50.37% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Centralia

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
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
Highland, IL 9,935 73 734.8 603.9 130.9
Mascoutah, IL 8,977 35 389.9 345.3 44.6
Maryville, IL 8,336 29 347.9 287.9 60.0
Greenville, IL 6,951 78 1,122.1 1,021.4 100.7

Centralia SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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