Tamms, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 46%

Violent crime 72%

Property crime 42%

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}	Tamms_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,777 (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)	653 (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)	3,124 (estimate)	1,933	2,200

Key findings

Tamms crime rates are 46% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Tamms are 72% higher than the national average
In Tamms you have a 1 in 27 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Tamms is safer than 10% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Tamms has decreased by 5%

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

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Tamms is 1 in 154

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Tamms is 1 in 33

The chance of being a victim of crime in Tamms is 1 in 27

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

Tamms police department

Item	Tamms	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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Jonesboro, IL	2,005	224	1,071	1,294
Mounds, IL	1,054	227	1,085	1,312
Scott City, MO	4,524	223	1,917	2,140
Barlow, KY	675	304	2,815	3,119
New Grand Chain, IL	163	590	2,823	3,413
Olmsted, IL	435	630	3,013	3,643
Dongola, IL	787	630	3,015	3,645
Tamms, IL	749	653	3,124	3,777

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Roscoe, PA	749	419	2,040	2,459
Bishopville, MD	749	527	2,283	2,810
Gasquet, CA	749	652	3,472	4,124
Palatine Bridge, NY	749	515	2,118	2,633
Walnut Grove, MS	749	318	3,269	3,587
Tamms, IL	749	653	3,124	3,777

Source: The Tamms, 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.