Gillespie, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gillespie, IL Summary

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

  • There were 107 total crimes committed in Gillespie the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,455.0 total crimes per 100K people in Gillespie.
  • The overall crime rate in Gillespie is 48.65% above the national average.
  • Gillespie ranks #558 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Gillespie ranks #8,589 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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Gillespie Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gillespie is 3,455.0 per 100,000 people. That's 48.65% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 74.03% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gillespie
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 107 3,455.0 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 548.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 24 774.9 425.9 369.8
Burglary 17 548.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 60 1,937.4 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 129.2 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 83 2,680.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Gillespie 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 Gillespie

24
Violent Crimes
774.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
109.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Gillespie in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gillespie is 774.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 129.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gillespie each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 109.56% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 81.95% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gillespie

83
Property Crimes
2,680.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 83 property crimes in Gillespie in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gillespie is 2,680.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gillespie each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.13% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 71.86% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gillespie

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
O'Fallon, IL 32,250 410 1,271.3 1,116.3 155.0
Edwardsville, IL 25,117 212 844.0 780.3 63.7
Shiloh, IL 14,616 146 998.9 896.3 102.6
Chatham, IL 14,420 113 783.6 735.1 48.5
Swansea, IL 14,068 200 1,421.7 1,322.1 99.5
Glen Carbon, IL 13,822 176 1,273.3 1,201.0 72.3
Whitestown, IN 11,909 137 1,150.4 1,016.0 134.4
Troy, IL 11,260 68 603.9 497.3 106.6
Bethalto, IL 9,311 56 601.4 429.6 171.8
Mascoutah, IL 8,622 40 463.9 394.3 69.6

Gillespie SnackAbility

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