Petersburg, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Petersburg, IL Summary

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

  • There were 7 total crimes committed in Petersburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 317.9 total crimes per 100K people in Petersburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Petersburg is -86.32% below the national average.
  • Petersburg ranks #164 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Petersburg ranks #1,153 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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Petersburg Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Petersburg is 317.9 per 100,000 people. That's -86.32% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -83.99% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Petersburg
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 7 317.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 45.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 1 45.4 425.9 369.8
Burglary 6 272.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 6 272.5 1,559.4 1,954.4

Petersburg 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 Petersburg

1
Violent Crimes
45.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-87.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Petersburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Petersburg is 45.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,202.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Petersburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -87.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -89.34% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Petersburg

6
Property Crimes
272.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-86.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 property crimes in Petersburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Petersburg is 272.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 367.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Petersburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -86.06% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.53% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Petersburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, IL 112,549 5,644 5,014.7 4,244.4 770.3
East Peoria, IL 22,130 655 2,959.8 2,670.6 289.2
Jacksonville, IL 17,731 424 2,391.3 2,154.4 236.9
Morton, IL 17,169 210 1,223.1 1,060.1 163.1
Chatham, IL 14,420 113 783.6 735.1 48.5
Lincoln, IL 13,119 99 754.6 647.9 106.7
Middletown, KY 9,600 307 3,197.9 3,062.5 135.4
Clinton, IL 6,862 90 1,311.6 1,165.8 145.7
Bartonville, IL 5,789 155 2,677.5 2,193.8 483.7
Athens, IL 1,899 1 52.7 52.7 0.0

Petersburg SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9
Diversity
4
Safety
9
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
6
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