Metropolis, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Metropolis, IL Summary

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

  • There were 198 total crimes committed in Metropolis the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,385.2 total crimes per 100K people in Metropolis.
  • The overall crime rate in Metropolis is 45.65% above the national average.
  • Metropolis ranks #555 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Metropolis ranks #8,512 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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Metropolis Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Metropolis is 3,385.2 per 100,000 people. That's 45.65% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 70.51% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Metropolis
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 198 3,385.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 17.1 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 256.5 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 20 341.9 425.9 369.8
Burglary 26 444.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 135 2,308.1 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 290.6 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 178 3,043.3 1,559.4 1,954.4

Metropolis 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 Metropolis

20
Violent Crimes
341.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-7.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Metropolis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Metropolis is 341.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 292.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Metropolis each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -7.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -19.72% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Metropolis

178
Property Crimes
3,043.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
55.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 178 property crimes in Metropolis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Metropolis is 3,043.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Metropolis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 55.71% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 95.16% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Metropolis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paducah, KY 26,050 860 3,301.3 3,032.6 268.7

Metropolis SnackAbility

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