Melvin, IL Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Melvin

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Melvin_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,736 (estimate)	2,485	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Melvin_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.2	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	38.3	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	139.3	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	250.5	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	656 (estimate)	436	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	374.9	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,518.6	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	155.5	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	3,081 (estimate)	2,049	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Onarga, IL	1,295	76	381	457
Forrest, IL	1,083	211	990	1,201
Fairbury, IL	3,610	222	1,027	1,249
Gibson City, IL	3,423	293	968	1,262
Chatsworth, IL	1,007	232	1,091	1,323
Paxton, IL	4,276	231	1,408	1,639
Elliott, IL	239	594	2,793	3,388
Melvin, IL	550	656	3,081	3,736

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Melvin is 32% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 10.24 daily crimes that occur in Melvin.
Melvin is safer than 15% of the cities in the United States.
In Melvin you have a 1 in 27 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Melvin has increased by 5%.

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Daily Crime In Melvin (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Melvin

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Melvin is 1 in 153

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Melvin is 1 in 33

The chance of being a victim of crime in Melvin is 1 in 27

Year Over Year Crime In Melvin (per 100,000 people)

Melvin police department

Item	Melvin	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.6	3.3

Sex offenders in Illinois

State	Total offenders	Illinois_/100K	National_/100K
Illinois	26,115	212	222

There are a total of 26,115 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 212 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 5% less than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Middleway, WV	550	246	1,405	1,650
Lane, SC	550	425	637	1,062
Reynolds, IN	550	492	3,147	3,640
Lowry City, MO	550	808	4,358	5,166
Balaton, MN	550	350	3,069	3,419
Melvin, IL	550	656	3,081	3,736

Source: The Melvin, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.