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Total crime 24%
Violent crime 60%
Property crime 16%
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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 peopleKeensburg/100k peopleIllinois/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime0n/a (estimate)2,898 (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)622 (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)2,276 (estimate)1,5591,958

Key findings

  • Keensburg crime rates are 24% higher than the national average
  • Violent crimes in Keensburg are 60% higher than the national average
  • In Keensburg you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of crime
  • Keensburg is safer than 14% of the cities in the United States
  • Year over year crime in Keensburg has decreased by 12%

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      Daily Crime In Keensburg (per 100,000 people)

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      Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Keensburg

      The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Keensburg is 1 in 161
      The chance of being a victim of property crime in Keensburg is 1 in 44
      The chance of being a victim of crime in Keensburg is 1 in 35

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

      Keensburg police department

      ItemKeensburgIllinoisNational
      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.

      Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

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      Poseyville, IN1,118147730876
      Owensville, IN1,2181718531,024
      Albion, IL2,2082408771,117
      Grayville, IL1,8862611,3051,567
      Mount Carmel, IL7,0481141,8171,932
      Cynthiana, IN5734452,2152,660
      Browns, IL1126172,2602,877
      Keensburg, IL1046222,2762,898

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      Bon Air, AL1047013,2994,000
      High Amana, IA1042291,2791,508
      Zwingle, IA1043722,0772,449
      Cross Village, MI1045131,4611,974
      Eagle, MI1045561,5832,139
      Keensburg, IL1046222,2762,898
      Source: The Keensburg, 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.