Watseka, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Watseka, IL Summary

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

  • There were 83 total crimes committed in Watseka the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,809.5 total crimes per 100K people in Watseka.
  • The overall crime rate in Watseka is -22.15% below the national average.
  • Watseka ranks #479 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Watseka ranks #6,112 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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Watseka Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Watseka is 1,809.5 per 100,000 people. That's -22.15% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.86% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Watseka
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 83 1,809.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 109.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 7 152.6 425.9 369.8
Burglary 5 109.0 246.4 269.8
Larceny 66 1,438.8 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 109.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 76 1,656.9 1,559.4 1,954.4

Watseka 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 Watseka

7
Violent Crimes
152.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Watseka in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Watseka is 152.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 655.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Watseka each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -64.17% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Watseka

76
Property Crimes
1,656.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-15.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 76 property crimes in Watseka in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Watseka is 1,656.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Watseka each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -15.22% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 6.25% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Watseka

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Frankfort, IL 20,666 154 745.2 701.6 43.5
Bourbonnais, IL 19,551 69 352.9 87.0 266.0
Richton Park, IL 13,250 85 641.5 347.2 294.3
Rantoul, IL 11,971 339 2,831.8 2,222.0 609.8
Manhattan, IL 10,569 38 359.5 312.2 47.3
Manteno, IL 8,965 145 1,617.4 1,271.6 345.8
Crete, IL 8,371 85 1,015.4 848.2 167.2
Braidwood, IL 6,176 47 761.0 631.5 129.5
Wilmington, IL 5,602 56 999.6 839.0 160.7
Monee, IL 5,090 136 2,671.9 2,495.1 176.8

Watseka SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
9
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