Herrin, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Herrin, IL Summary

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

  • There were 355 total crimes committed in Herrin in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,927.8 total crimes per 100K people in Herrin.
  • The overall crime rate in Herrin is 38.16% above the national average.
  • Herrin ranks #477 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Herrin ranks #8,523 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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Herrin Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Herrin is 2,927.8 per 100,000 people. That's 38.16% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 46.07% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Herrin
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 355 2,927.8 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 4 33.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 38 313.4 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 47 387.6 289.2 359.0
Burglary 113 932.0 290.5 229.0
Larceny 169 1,393.8 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 26 214.4 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 308 2,540.2 1,715.2 1,760.0

Herrin 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 Herrin

47
Violent Crimes
387.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
7.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Herrin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Herrin is 387.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 258.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Herrin each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 7.97% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.04% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Herrin

308
Property Crimes
2,540.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
44.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 308 property crimes in Herrin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Herrin is 2,540.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Herrin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 44.33% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 48.10% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Herrin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Carbondale, IL 21,494 1,008 4,689.7 3,684.7 1,004.9
Marion, IL 16,856 573 3,399.4 2,930.7 468.7
Murphysboro, IL 6,924 240 3,466.2 3,134.0 332.2
Benton, IL 6,826 7 102.5 73.2 29.3
Du Quoin, IL 5,653 29 513.0 389.2 123.8

Herrin SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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