Harrisburg, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Harrisburg, IL Summary

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

  • There were 16 total crimes committed in Harrisburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 199.5 total crimes per 100K people in Harrisburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Harrisburg is -91.42% below the national average.
  • Harrisburg ranks #96 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Harrisburg ranks #761 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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Harrisburg Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Harrisburg is 199.5 per 100,000 people. That's -91.42% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -89.95% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Harrisburg
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 16 199.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 12.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 49.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 6 74.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 1 12.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 9 112.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 10 124.7 1,559.4 1,954.4

Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg

6
Violent Crimes
74.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Harrisburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Harrisburg is 74.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,336.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Harrisburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -82.43% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Harrisburg

10
Property Crimes
124.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-93.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 property crimes in Harrisburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Harrisburg is 124.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 802.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Harrisburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -93.62% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -92.00% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Harrisburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elizabethtown, KY 32,437 330 1,017.4 894.0 123.3
Carbondale, IL 21,612 850 3,933.0 3,146.4 786.6
Marion, IL 17,551 338 1,925.8 1,150.9 774.9
Herrin, IL 12,704 123 968.2 606.1 362.1
Murphysboro, IL 6,973 232 3,327.1 2,853.9 473.3
Pinckneyville, IL 5,343 12 224.6 131.0 93.6
Fairfield, IL 4,914 67 1,363.5 834.4 529.1
Eldorado, IL 3,644 8 219.5 0.0 219.5

Harrisburg SnackAbility

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