Galesburg, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Galesburg, IL Summary

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

  • There were 422 total crimes committed in Galesburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,407.4 total crimes per 100K people in Galesburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Galesburg is -39.45% below the national average.
  • Galesburg ranks #431 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Galesburg ranks #5,046 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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Galesburg Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Galesburg is 1,407.4 per 100,000 people. That's -39.45% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -29.11% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Galesburg
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 422 1,407.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 2 6.7 9.1 6.3
Robbery 14 46.7 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 101 336.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 144 480.2 425.9 369.8
Burglary 196 653.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 79 263.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 278 927.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Galesburg 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 Galesburg

144
Violent Crimes
480.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
29.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 144 violent crimes in Galesburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Galesburg is 480.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 208.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Galesburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 29.86% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 12.76% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Galesburg

278
Property Crimes
927.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 278 property crimes in Galesburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Galesburg is 927.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Galesburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.56% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -40.54% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Galesburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Moline, IL 42,009 1,400 3,332.6 2,832.7 499.9
Rock Island, IL 36,235 1,143 3,154.4 2,591.4 563.0
East Peoria, IL 22,130 655 2,959.8 2,670.6 289.2
East Moline, IL 20,573 217 1,054.8 612.5 442.3
Macomb, IL 17,215 60 348.5 168.5 180.1
Monmouth, IL 8,652 142 1,641.2 1,421.6 219.6
Silvis, IL 7,922 320 4,039.4 3,685.9 353.4
Geneseo, IL 6,488 93 1,433.4 1,202.2 231.2
Chillicothe, IL 5,980 126 2,107.0 1,739.1 367.9
Colona, IL 5,009 95 1,896.6 1,696.9 199.6

Galesburg SnackAbility

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