Benson, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 10%

Violent crime 43%

Property crime 4%

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.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Benson_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,585 (estimate)	1,985	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	9.1	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	40.4	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	97.4	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	278.9	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	555 (estimate)	426	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	246.4	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,143.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	169.5	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,030 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Benson crime rates are 10% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Benson are 43% higher than the national average
In Benson you have a 1 in 39 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Benson is safer than 18% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Benson has decreased by 12%

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Daily Crime In Benson (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Benson

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Benson is 1 in 181

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Benson is 1 in 50

The chance of being a victim of crime in Benson is 1 in 39

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

Benson police department

Item	Benson	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	32,213	263	266

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.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lacon, IL	1,837	174	232	405
Dana, IL	121	0	658	658
Toluca, IL	1,316	79	631	710
Gridley, IL	1,426	179	655	834
Flanagan, IL	1,069	182	665	847
Roanoke, IL	2,146	197	723	920
Wenona, IL	1,127	199	729	928
Benson, IL	458	555	2,030	2,585

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Collins, IA	458	388	2,168	2,556
Williams, IN	458	362	1,805	2,167
Florence, KS	458	610	3,157	3,767
Onekama, MI	458	556	1,582	2,138
Rose Creek, MN	458	394	3,013	3,408
Benson, IL	458	555	2,030	2,585

Source: The Benson, 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.