Central City, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 51%

Violent crime 42%

Property crime 52%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2018 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2019; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Central City_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,273 (estimate)	2,337	2,580
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.9	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	46.0	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	111.5	86.2
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	239.7	246.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	220 (estimate)	404	381
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	306.7	376.0
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,472.3	1,594.6
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	153.8	228.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,053 (estimate)	1,933	2,200

Key findings

Central City crime rates are 51% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Central City are 42% lower than the national average
In Central City you have a 1 in 79 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Central City is safer than 58% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Central City has decreased by 6%

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The Central City crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Central City as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Central City crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Central City

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Central City is 1 in 455

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Central City is 1 in 95

The chance of being a victim of crime in Central City is 1 in 79

Year Over Year Crime In Central City (per 100,000 people)

Central City police department

Item	Central City	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	4	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	3.4	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 4 Central City police officers. This results in 3.4 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 29.2% greater than the Illinois average and 5.2% greater than the National average.

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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Odin, IL	1,074	215	1,028	1,242
Wamac, IL	1,302	227	1,085	1,312
Nashville, IL	3,164	236	1,131	1,367
Carlyle, IL	3,303	189	1,386	1,575
New Minden, IL	198	543	2,598	3,141
Irvington, IL	758	558	2,668	3,226
Hoffman, IL	486	558	2,670	3,227
Central City, IL	1,056	220	1,053	1,273

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Coal Hill, AR	1,056	255	1,365	1,620
Riverdale Park, CA	1,056	251	1,336	1,587
Douglas, AL	1,056	249	1,349	1,598
Damariscotta, ME	1,056	0	2,062	2,062
Andover, OH	1,056	137	1,067	1,204
Central City, IL	1,056	220	1,053	1,273

Source: The Central City, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.