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)	3,568 (estimate)	2,372	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Melvin_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.8	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	37.5	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	115.9	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	224.6	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	577 (estimate)	384	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	361.1	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,490.2	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	137.3	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,991 (estimate)	1,989	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Melvin is 25% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.78 daily crimes that occur in Melvin.
Melvin is safer than 17% of the cities in the United States.
In Melvin you have a 1 in 29 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Melvin has increased by 18%.

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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 174

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Melvin is 1 in 34

The chance of being a victim of crime in Melvin is 1 in 29

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	556,527
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.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Onarga, IL	1,404	0	908	908
Forrest, IL	1,202	186	961	1,147
Chatsworth, IL	1,136	204	1,059	1,263
Fairbury, IL	3,842	225	1,166	1,391
Gibson City, IL	3,542	442	1,150	1,593
Melvin, IL	478	577	2,991	3,568

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Dearing, KS	478	565	3,940	4,505
Grandview, IA	478	354	2,531	2,884
Glen Elder, KS	478	534	3,726	4,260
Lowell, OH	478	397	3,523	3,920
Sparkman, AR	478	767	4,786	5,553
Melvin, IL	478	577	2,991	3,568

Source: The Melvin, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. 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.