Wayne City, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 22%

Violent crime 58%

Property crime 14%

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}	Wayne City_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,852 (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)	612 (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)	2,240 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Wayne City crime rates are 22% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Wayne City are 58% higher than the national average
In Wayne City you have a 1 in 36 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Wayne City is safer than 14% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Wayne City has decreased by 12%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Wayne City

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Wayne City is 1 in 164

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wayne City is 1 in 45

The chance of being a victim of crime in Wayne City is 1 in 36

Year Over Year Crime In Wayne City (per 100,000 people)

Wayne City police department

Item	Wayne City	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}
Belle Prairie City, IL	63	563	2,060	2,623
Opdyke, IL	215	571	2,088	2,659
Fairfield, IL	4,944	161	2,540	2,701
Belle Rive, IL	324	615	2,251	2,866
Dahlgren, IL	402	627	2,294	2,921
Springerton, IL	117	635	2,322	2,957
Mill Shoals, IL	194	635	2,325	2,961
Wayne City, IL	951	612	2,240	2,852

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Notasulga, AL	951	534	2,515	3,049
Gilcrest, CO	951	617	4,134	4,751
Genesee, ID	951	242	1,108	1,351
Odell, IL	951	531	1,943	2,473
Hamden, OH	951	472	2,828	3,300
Wayne City, IL	951	612	2,240	2,852

Source: The Wayne City, 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.