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Glen Carbon, IL crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Glen Carbon is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 18 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Glen Carbon is 1 in 57. Based on FBI crime data, Glen Carbon is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Illinois, Glen Carbon has a crime rate that is higher than 83% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Glen Carbon compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Glen Carbon with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Glen Carbon's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Glen Carbon does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Glen Carbon.

For Glen Carbon, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Glen Carbon than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2774, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Glen Carbon's rate for property crime is 17 per one thousand population. This makes Glen Carbon a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Glen Carbon is one in 58.

Glen Carbon Crime Data

total Crime Index

24

(100 is safest)


Safer than 24% of U.S. cities.

Glen Carbon Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

5

239

244

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.36

17.23

17.59

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.36
3.1
National Median: 4
    Glen Carbon
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 2,774

in Glen Carbon

1 in 322

in Illinois

Glen Carbon Violent Crimes

Population: 13,868
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 1 2 2
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.07 0.14 0.14

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
17.23
17.2
National Median: 19
    Glen Carbon
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 58

in Glen Carbon

1 in 58

in Illinois

Property Crimes

Population: 13,868
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 19 210 10
Rate per 1,000 1.37 15.14 0.72

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Glen Carbon Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
24
28
National Median: 26.5
    Glen Carbon
    Illinois

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