Macon, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 60%

Violent crime 48%

Property crime 63%

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}	Macon_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	931 (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)	200 (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)	731 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Macon crime rates are 60% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Macon are 48% lower than the national average
In Macon you have a 1 in 108 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Macon is safer than 63% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Macon has decreased by 12%

Macon crime map

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The Macon crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Macon 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 Macon 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 Macon

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Macon is 1 in 501

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Macon is 1 in 137

The chance of being a victim of crime in Macon is 1 in 108

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

Macon police department

Item	Macon	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}
Moweaqua, IL	1,874	0	58	58
Blue Mound, IL	1,087	0	466	466
Forsyth, IL	3,421	132	481	613
Findlay, IL	680	156	469	626
Long Creek, IL	1,508	161	590	751
Harristown, IL	1,240	188	689	877
Cerro Gordo, IL	1,404	198	726	924
Macon, IL	1,204	200	731	931

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rock Hall, MD	1,204	158	633	791
Cavalier, ND	1,204	0	816	816
New Waverly, TX	1,204	226	1,136	1,362
Shullsburg, WI	1,204	0	1,850	1,850
Callahan, FL	1,203	162	746	908
Macon, IL	1,204	200	731	931

Source: The Macon, 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.