Palestine, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 16%

Violent crime 39%

Property crime 12%

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}	Palestine_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	25	n/a (estimate)	1,965	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	3	n/a	235.8	278.9	279.7
Violent crime	3	n/a (estimate)	236	426	388
Burglary	9	n/a	707.5	246.4	314.2
Theft	13	n/a	1,022.0	1,143.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	0	n/a	0.0	169.5	246.0
Property crime	22	n/a (estimate)	1,730	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Palestine crime rates are 16% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Palestine are 39% lower than the national average
In Palestine you have a 1 in 51 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Palestine is safer than 45% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Palestine has not changed

Palestine crime map

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Daily Crime In Palestine (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Palestine

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Palestine is 1 in 425

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Palestine is 1 in 58

The chance of being a victim of crime in Palestine is 1 in 51

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

Palestine police department

Item	Palestine	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	2	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.5	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 2 Palestine police officers. This results in 1.5 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 45% less than the Illinois average and 55.2% 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}
Shelburn, IN	1,282	193	959	1,152
Sullivan, IN	4,165	322	1,604	1,927
Robinson, IL	7,447	499	1,825	2,324
Stoy, IL	130	602	2,202	2,804
Emison, IN	127	471	2,345	2,816
Hutsonville, IL	554	645	2,359	3,004
Carlisle, IN	630	512	2,552	3,064
Palestine, IL	1,224	236	1,730	1,965

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Green Valley, CA	1,224	62	300	362
Anton, TX	1,224	241	1,213	1,454
Stanleytown, VA	1,224	101	701	802
Falling Waters, WV	1,224	77	304	382
Rossville, KS	1,223	174	900	1,074
Palestine, IL	1,224	236	1,730	1,965

Source: The Palestine, 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.