Chatham, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Chatham:

  • There were 113 total crimes committed in Chatham the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 783.6 total crimes per 100K people in Chatham.
  • The overall crime rate in Chatham is -66.28% below the national average.
  • Chatham ranks #308 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Chatham ranks #2,964 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 783.6 per 100,000 people. That's -66.28% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -60.53% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chatham
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 113 783.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 6.9 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 27.7 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 7 48.5 425.9 369.8
Burglary 14 97.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 80 554.8 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 83.2 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 106 735.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Chatham Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Chatham

7
Violent Crimes
48.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Chatham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chatham is 48.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,060.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chatham each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.87% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -88.60% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chatham

106
Property Crimes
735.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 106 property crimes in Chatham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chatham is 735.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 136.0 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 -62.39% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.86% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 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 112,549 5,644 5,014.7 4,244.4 770.3
Jacksonville, IL 17,731 424 2,391.3 2,154.4 236.9
Lincoln, IL 13,119 99 754.6 647.9 106.7
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Mount Zion, IL 5,867 51 869.3 750.0 119.3
Hillsboro, IL 5,860 55 938.6 836.2 102.4
Wilmington, IL 5,602 56 999.6 839.0 160.7
Carlinville, IL 5,500 173 3,145.5 2,890.9 254.5
Beardstown, IL 5,372 52 968.0 558.5 409.5
Auburn, IL 4,463 29 649.8 560.2 89.6

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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