Dixon, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dixon, IL Summary

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

  • There were 108 total crimes committed in Dixon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 701.5 total crimes per 100K people in Dixon.
  • The overall crime rate in Dixon is -69.82% below the national average.
  • Dixon ranks #288 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Dixon ranks #2,646 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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Dixon Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dixon is 701.5 per 100,000 people. That's -69.82% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -64.67% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dixon
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 108 701.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 6.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 77.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 18 116.9 425.9 369.8
Burglary 12 77.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 76 493.6 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 13.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 90 584.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Dixon 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 Dixon

18
Violent Crimes
116.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Dixon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dixon is 116.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 855.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dixon each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.38% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -72.55% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dixon

90
Property Crimes
584.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 90 property crimes in Dixon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dixon is 584.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 171.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dixon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.09% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.51% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dixon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
DeKalb, IL 40,555 1,268 3,126.6 2,579.2 547.4
Ottawa, IL 18,696 168 898.6 722.1 176.5
Sycamore, IL 18,673 248 1,328.1 1,178.2 149.9
Sterling, IL 14,681 277 1,886.8 1,539.4 347.4
Peru, IL 9,793 143 1,460.2 1,378.5 81.7
Rock Falls, IL 8,687 281 3,234.7 2,728.2 506.5
Rockton, IL 7,738 93 1,201.9 1,111.4 90.5
Sandwich, IL 7,167 6 83.7 69.8 14.0
Mendota, IL 6,954 32 460.2 316.4 143.8
Geneseo, IL 6,488 93 1,433.4 1,202.2 231.2

Dixon SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9
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