De Soto, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 60%

Violent crime 15%

Property crime 70%

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.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	De Soto_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	14	n/a (estimate)	927	1,985	2,346
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	9.1	6.5
Rape	0	n/a	0.0	40.4	38.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	97.4	73.9
Assault	5	n/a	331.1	278.9	279.7
Violent crime	5	n/a (estimate)	331	426	388
Burglary	4	n/a	264.9	246.4	314.2
Theft	5	n/a	331.1	1,143.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	0	n/a	0.0	169.5	246.0
Property crime	9	n/a (estimate)	596	1,559	1,958

Key findings

De Soto crime rates are 60% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in De Soto are 15% lower than the national average
In De Soto you have a 1 in 108 chance of becoming a victim of crime
De Soto is safer than 46% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in De Soto has not changed

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Daily Crime In De Soto (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in De Soto

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in De Soto is 1 in 302

The chance of being a victim of property crime in De Soto is 1 in 168

The chance of being a victim of crime in De Soto is 1 in 108

Year Over Year Crime In De Soto (per 100,000 people)

De Soto police department

Item	De Soto	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	3	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.9	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 3 De Soto police officers. This results in 1.9 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 28.9% less than the Illinois average and 42.1% less 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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Hurst, IL	705	0	253	253
Cambria, IL	1,337	78	390	468
Royalton, IL	1,124	179	538	717
Du Quoin, IL	5,932	245	473	719
Crainville, IL	1,456	169	617	786
Elkville, IL	1,140	226	828	1,054
Christopher, IL	2,982	110	957	1,068
De Soto, IL	1,658	331	596	927

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Wabasso Beach, FL	1,658	54	248	302
Marshall, AR	1,659	606	833	1,438
Silver Lake, KS	1,659	149	773	922
Presquille, LA	1,659	131	590	721
Ovid, MI	1,657	124	249	373
De Soto, IL	1,658	331	596	927

Source: The De Soto, 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.