Milton, IL Crime Rates & Map

Buy Rent

F

Total crime 32%

Violent crime 72%

Property crime 24%

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.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Milton_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,100 (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)	665 (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)	2,435 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Milton crime rates are 32% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Milton are 72% higher than the national average
In Milton you have a 1 in 33 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Milton is safer than 12% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Milton has decreased by 12%

Milton crime map

Safest Places to Live in and Around Milton

See all the best places to live around Milton

Compare Milton, IL Crime

See all Milton poll results

The best places in Illinois

Here are the best places to live in Illinois

See the best places to live in & around Milton

Top 10 cities in Illinois with the best education system

10 Best cities in Illinois for employment

Daily Crime In Milton (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Milton (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Milton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Milton is 1 in 151

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Milton is 1 in 42

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

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

Milton police department

Item	Milton	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}
Pleasant Hill, IL	1,217	108	108	216
Bluffs, IL	734	0	308	308
Winchester, IL	1,636	208	761	969
Griggsville, IL	1,325	225	823	1,048
Roodhouse, IL	1,859	239	875	1,114
Pittsfield, IL	4,604	118	1,041	1,159
White Hall, IL	2,526	253	925	1,178
Milton, IL	277	665	2,435	3,100

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Millerville, AL	277	734	3,453	4,187
Pleasant Plains, AR	277	866	3,367	4,233
Bovill, ID	277	352	1,612	1,965
Hazleton, IN	277	465	2,314	2,778
Bakersfield, MO	277	801	3,734	4,535
Milton, IL	277	665	2,435	3,100

Source: The Milton, 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.