Jacksonville, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Jacksonville, IL Summary

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

  • There were 412 total crimes committed in Jacksonville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,406.3 total crimes per 100K people in Jacksonville.
  • The overall crime rate in Jacksonville is 13.54% above the national average.
  • Jacksonville ranks #453 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Jacksonville ranks #7,912 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.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Jacksonville Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jacksonville is 2,406.3 per 100,000 people. That's 13.54% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 20.05% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jacksonville
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 412 2,406.3 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 2 11.7 5.8 5.0
Robbery 5 29.2 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 31 181.1 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 52 303.7 289.2 359.0
Burglary 79 461.4 290.5 229.0
Larceny 255 1,489.3 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 26 151.9 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 360 2,102.6 1,715.2 1,760.0

Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville

52
Violent Crimes
303.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-15.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 52 violent crimes in Jacksonville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jacksonville is 303.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 329.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jacksonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -15.40% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.02% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jacksonville

360
Property Crimes
2,102.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.46%
Above The National Average
  • There were 360 property crimes in Jacksonville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jacksonville is 2,102.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jacksonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.46% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.58% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jacksonville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, IL 111,965 6,508 5,812.5 4,911.4 901.2
Chatham, IL 14,562 87 597.4 494.4 103.0
Middletown, KY 9,602 339 3,530.5 3,405.5 125.0
Jerseyville, IL 8,243 141 1,710.5 1,625.6 84.9
Litchfield, IL 6,566 221 3,365.8 3,137.4 228.4
Wilmington, IL 5,542 55 992.4 757.8 234.6
Carlinville, IL 5,480 181 3,302.9 2,865.0 438.0
Beardstown, IL 5,372 52 968.0 558.5 409.5

Jacksonville SnackAbility

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