Granite City, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Granite City, IL Summary

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

  • There were 830 total crimes committed in Granite City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,107.7 total crimes per 100K people in Granite City.
  • The overall crime rate in Granite City is 46.64% above the national average.
  • Granite City ranks #479 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Granite City ranks #8,679 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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Granite City Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Granite City is 3,107.7 per 100,000 people. That's 46.64% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 55.04% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Granite City
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 830 3,107.7 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.7 5.8 5.0
Robbery 20 74.9 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 102 381.9 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 165 617.8 289.2 359.0
Burglary 246 921.1 290.5 229.0
Larceny 339 1,269.3 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 80 299.5 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 665 2,489.9 1,715.2 1,760.0

Granite City 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 Granite City

165
Violent Crimes
617.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
72.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 165 violent crimes in Granite City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Granite City is 617.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 161.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Granite City each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 72.09% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 113.63% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Granite City

665
Property Crimes
2,489.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
41.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 665 property crimes in Granite City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Granite City is 2,489.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Granite City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 41.47% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.17% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Granite City SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
8
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