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Total crime 60%
Violent crime 49%
Property crime 63%
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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.
Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
StatisticReportedincidents/100k peopleArgenta/100k peopleIllinois/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime0n/a (estimate)928 (estimate)1,9852,346
Murdern/an/an/a9.16.5
Rapen/an/an/a40.438.4
Robberyn/an/an/a97.473.9
Assaultn/an/an/a278.9279.7
Violent crimen/an/a (estimate)199 (estimate)426388
Burglaryn/an/an/a246.4314.2
Theftn/an/an/a1,143.51,398.0
Vehicle theftn/an/an/a169.5246.0
Property crimen/an/a (estimate)729 (estimate)1,5591,958

Key findings

  • Argenta crime rates are 60% lower than the national average
  • Violent crimes in Argenta are 49% lower than the national average
  • In Argenta you have a 1 in 108 chance of becoming a victim of crime
  • Argenta is safer than 64% of the cities in the United States
  • Year over year crime in Argenta has decreased by 12%

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      Daily Crime In Argenta (per 100,000 people)

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      Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Argenta

      The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Argenta is 1 in 503
      The chance of being a victim of property crime in Argenta is 1 in 138
      The chance of being a victim of crime in Argenta is 1 in 108

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

      Argenta police department

      ItemArgentaIllinoisNational
      Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)n/a30,690558,732
      Police officers & civilians /1000 residentsn/a2.63.3

      Sex offenders in Illinois

      StateTotal offendersIllinois /100KNational /100K
      Illinois32,213263266
      There are a total of 32,213 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 263 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 1% less than the national average.

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      Source: The Argenta, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.