Marion, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Marion, IL Summary

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

  • There were 573 total crimes committed in Marion in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,399.4 total crimes per 100K people in Marion.
  • The overall crime rate in Marion is 60.41% above the national average.
  • Marion ranks #491 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Marion ranks #8,926 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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Marion Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Marion is 3,399.4 per 100,000 people. That's 60.41% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 69.60% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Marion
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 573 3,399.4 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 11 65.3 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 60 356.0 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 79 468.7 289.2 359.0
Burglary 186 1,103.5 290.5 229.0
Larceny 279 1,655.2 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 29 172.0 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 494 2,930.7 1,715.2 1,760.0

Marion 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 Marion

79
Violent Crimes
468.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
30.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 79 violent crimes in Marion in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Marion is 468.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 213.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Marion each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 30.55% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 62.07% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Marion

494
Property Crimes
2,930.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
66.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 494 property crimes in Marion in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Marion is 2,930.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Marion each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 66.52% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 70.87% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Marion

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elizabethtown, KY 33,522 280 835.3 698.0 137.2
Carbondale, IL 21,494 1,008 4,689.7 3,684.7 1,004.9
Jackson, MO 15,842 177 1,117.3 1,035.2 82.1
Mount Vernon, IL 14,146 189 1,336.1 1,088.6 247.4
Herrin, IL 12,125 355 2,927.8 2,540.2 387.6
Murphysboro, IL 6,924 240 3,466.2 3,134.0 332.2
Pinckneyville, IL 4,974 19 382.0 301.6 80.4
Carmi, IL 4,639 73 1,573.6 1,142.5 431.1

Marion SnackAbility

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