Vandalia, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Vandalia, IL Summary

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

  • There were 82 total crimes committed in Vandalia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,203.8 total crimes per 100K people in Vandalia.
  • The overall crime rate in Vandalia is -48.21% below the national average.
  • Vandalia ranks #400 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Vandalia ranks #4,410 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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Vandalia Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vandalia is 1,203.8 per 100,000 people. That's -48.21% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.37% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vandalia
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 82 1,203.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 0 0.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 13 190.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 61 895.5 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 117.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 82 1,203.8 1,559.4 1,954.4

Vandalia 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 Vandalia

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Vandalia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vandalia is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vandalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -100.00% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vandalia

82
Property Crimes
1,203.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 82 property crimes in Vandalia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vandalia is 1,203.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vandalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.41% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.81% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vandalia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Edwardsville, IL 25,117 212 844.0 780.3 63.7
Glen Carbon, IL 13,822 176 1,273.3 1,201.0 72.3
Effingham, IL 12,188 371 3,044.0 2,732.2 311.8
Troy, IL 11,260 68 603.9 497.3 106.6
Highland, IL 10,026 80 797.9 708.2 89.8
Mascoutah, IL 8,622 40 463.9 394.3 69.6
Maryville, IL 8,194 48 585.8 451.5 134.2
Greenville, IL 6,480 58 895.1 787.0 108.0
Carlinville, IL 5,500 173 3,145.5 2,890.9 254.5
St. Elmo, IL 1,389 17 1,223.9 1,151.9 72.0

Vandalia SnackAbility

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