Chatham, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Chatham, IL Summary

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

  • There were 87 total crimes committed in Chatham in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 597.4 total crimes per 100K people in Chatham.
  • The overall crime rate in Chatham is -71.81% below the national average.
  • Chatham ranks #179 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Chatham ranks #2,671 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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Chatham Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chatham is 597.4 per 100,000 people. That's -71.81% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -70.19% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chatham
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 87 597.4 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 82.4 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 15 103.0 289.2 359.0
Burglary 13 89.3 290.5 229.0
Larceny 57 391.4 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 13.7 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 72 494.4 1,715.2 1,760.0

Chatham 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 Chatham

15
Violent Crimes
103.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Chatham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chatham is 103.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 970.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chatham each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.31% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -64.38% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chatham

72
Property Crimes
494.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-71.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 72 property crimes in Chatham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chatham is 494.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 202.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chatham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -71.91% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -71.17% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chatham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, IL 111,965 6,508 5,812.5 4,911.4 901.2
Jacksonville, IL 17,122 412 2,406.3 2,102.6 303.7
Lincoln, IL 13,014 154 1,183.3 1,014.3 169.0
Middletown, KY 9,602 339 3,530.5 3,405.5 125.0
Mount Zion, IL 5,833 33 565.7 514.3 51.4
Hillsboro, IL 5,744 45 783.4 574.5 208.9
Wilmington, IL 5,542 55 992.4 757.8 234.6
Carlinville, IL 5,480 181 3,302.9 2,865.0 438.0
Beardstown, IL 5,372 52 968.0 558.5 409.5
Pana, IL 5,005 61 1,218.8 1,158.8 59.9

Chatham SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8
Affordability
9
Diversity
4
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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