Marion, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 20%

Violent crime 40%

Property crime 16%

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}	Marion_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,086 (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)	534 (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)	2,553 (estimate)	1,933	2,200

Key findings

Marion crime rates are 20% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Marion are 40% higher than the national average
In Marion you have a 1 in 33 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Marion is safer than 17% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Marion has decreased by 5%

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

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Marion is 1 in 188

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Marion is 1 in 40

The chance of being a victim of crime in Marion is 1 in 33

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

Marion police department

Item	Marion	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	39	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.3	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 39 Marion police officers. This results in 2.3 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 14.7% less than the Illinois average and 30.5% 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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Crainville, IL	1,456	160	766	926
Goreville, IL	1,178	192	918	1,110
Carterville, IL	5,742	221	988	1,209
Cambria, IL	1,337	210	1,004	1,214
Royalton, IL	1,124	217	1,040	1,258
Zeigler, IL	1,771	225	1,077	1,302
Energy, IL	1,166	0	1,508	1,508
Marion, IL	17,703	534	2,553	3,086

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Martha Lake, WA	17,703	273	2,574	2,847
Tiffin, OH	17,701	11	2,618	2,630
Hannibal, MO	17,707	581	5,107	5,688
Wahiawa, HI	17,696	283	3,257	3,539
Glenvar Heights, FL	17,687	157	931	1,088
Marion, IL	17,703	534	2,553	3,086

Source: The Marion, 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.