Manhattan, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Manhattan, IL Summary

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

  • There were 38 total crimes committed in Manhattan the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 359.5 total crimes per 100K people in Manhattan.
  • The overall crime rate in Manhattan is -84.53% below the national average.
  • Manhattan ranks #180 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Manhattan ranks #1,285 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.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Manhattan Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Manhattan is 359.5 per 100,000 people. That's -84.53% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -81.89% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Manhattan
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 38 359.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 18.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 5 47.3 425.9 369.8
Burglary 3 28.4 246.4 269.8
Larceny 27 255.5 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 28.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 33 312.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Manhattan 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 Manhattan

5
Violent Crimes
47.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-87.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Manhattan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Manhattan is 47.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,113.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Manhattan each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -87.21% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -88.89% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Manhattan

33
Property Crimes
312.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-84.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 33 property crimes in Manhattan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Manhattan is 312.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 320.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Manhattan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -84.02% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.98% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Manhattan

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Plainfield, IL 46,004 348 756.5 676.0 80.4
New Lenox, IL 27,699 266 960.3 888.1 72.2
Oak Forest, IL 27,084 125 461.5 284.3 177.2
Frankfort, IL 20,666 154 745.2 701.6 43.5
Mokena, IL 19,829 166 837.2 781.7 55.5
Lemont, IL 17,394 92 528.9 477.2 51.7
Palos Heights, IL 11,602 108 930.9 861.9 69.0
Flossmoor, IL 9,281 123 1,325.3 1,206.8 118.5

Manhattan SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
9
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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