Olney, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Olney, IL Summary

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

  • There were 164 total crimes committed in Olney the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,889.2 total crimes per 100K people in Olney.
  • The overall crime rate in Olney is -18.72% below the national average.
  • Olney ranks #486 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Olney ranks #6,304 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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Olney Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Olney is 1,889.2 per 100,000 people. That's -18.72% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -4.84% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Olney
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 164 1,889.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 11.5 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 161.3 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 18 207.3 425.9 369.8
Burglary 25 288.0 246.4 269.8
Larceny 118 1,359.3 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 34.6 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 146 1,681.8 1,559.4 1,954.4

Olney 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 Olney

18
Violent Crimes
207.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Olney in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Olney is 207.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 482.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Olney each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.93% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -51.32% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Olney

146
Property Crimes
1,681.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 146 property crimes in Olney in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Olney is 1,681.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Olney each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -13.95% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.85% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Olney

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Vincennes, IN 16,487 450 2,729.4 2,656.6 72.8
Effingham, IL 12,188 371 3,044.0 2,732.2 311.8
Washington, IN 12,090 111 918.1 860.2 57.9
Robinson, IL 7,189 122 1,697.0 1,307.6 389.5
Salem, IL 7,136 164 2,298.2 1,793.7 504.5
Mount Carmel, IL 6,733 45 668.3 356.5 311.9
Fairfield, IL 4,914 67 1,363.5 834.4 529.1
Flora, IL 4,829 30 621.2 289.9 331.3
Sumner, IL 2,949 15 508.6 339.1 169.5

Olney SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
3
Affordability
9.5
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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