Mount Vernon, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mount Vernon, IL Summary

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

  • There were 336 total crimes committed in Mount Vernon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,290.4 total crimes per 100K people in Mount Vernon.
  • The overall crime rate in Mount Vernon is -1.45% below the national average.
  • Mount Vernon ranks #506 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Mount Vernon ranks #7,130 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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Mount Vernon Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mount Vernon is 2,290.4 per 100,000 people. That's -1.45% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.37% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mount Vernon
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 336 2,290.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 24 163.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 136 927.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 171 1,165.6 425.9 369.8
Burglary 142 968.0 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 109.1 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 165 1,124.7 1,559.4 1,954.4

Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon

171
Violent Crimes
1,165.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
215.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 171 violent crimes in Mount Vernon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mount Vernon is 1,165.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 85.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mount Vernon each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 215.21% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 173.68% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mount Vernon

165
Property Crimes
1,124.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-42.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 165 property crimes in Mount Vernon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mount Vernon is 1,124.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 88.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mount Vernon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -42.45% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.87% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mount Vernon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Carbondale, IL 21,612 850 3,933.0 3,146.4 786.6
Marion, IL 17,551 338 1,925.8 1,150.9 774.9
Herrin, IL 12,704 123 968.2 606.1 362.1
Mascoutah, IL 8,622 40 463.9 394.3 69.6
Murphysboro, IL 6,973 232 3,327.1 2,853.9 473.3
Greenville, IL 6,480 58 895.1 787.0 108.0
Pinckneyville, IL 5,343 12 224.6 131.0 93.6
Fairfield, IL 4,914 67 1,363.5 834.4 529.1
Ina, IL 2,273 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Mount Vernon SnackAbility

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