Tamms, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 37%

Violent crime 78%

Property crime 29%

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}	Tamms_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,208 (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)	688 (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)	2,519 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Tamms crime rates are 37% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Tamms are 78% higher than the national average
In Tamms you have a 1 in 32 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Tamms is safer than 11% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Tamms has decreased by 12%

Tamms crime map

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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 146

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

The chance of being a victim of crime in Tamms is 1 in 32

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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Jonesboro, IL	2,005	236	864	1,099
Mounds, IL	1,054	239	875	1,114
Scott City, MO	4,524	202	2,019	2,221
New Grand Chain, IL	163	622	2,277	2,899
Barlow, KY	675	371	2,552	2,924
Olmsted, IL	435	664	2,430	3,094
Dongola, IL	787	664	2,432	3,096
Tamms, IL	749	688	2,519	3,208

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Gasquet, CA	749	645	3,120	3,765
Bishopville, MD	749	449	1,808	2,258
Walnut Grove, MS	749	396	2,859	3,255
Palatine Bridge, NY	749	535	2,075	2,611
Roscoe, PA	749	534	2,251	2,785
Tamms, IL	749	688	2,519	3,208

Source: The Tamms, 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.