Winchester, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 59%

Violent crime 46%

Property crime 61%

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}	Winchester_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	969 (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)	208 (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)	761 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Winchester crime rates are 59% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Winchester are 46% lower than the national average
In Winchester you have a 1 in 104 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Winchester is safer than 62% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Winchester has decreased by 12%

Winchester crime map

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Winchester

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Winchester is 1 in 481

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Winchester is 1 in 132

The chance of being a victim of crime in Winchester is 1 in 104

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

Winchester police department

Item	Winchester	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	2	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}
Bluffs, IL	734	0	308	308
Jacksonville, IL	19,042	163	500	663
Meredosia, IL	1,029	222	814	1,036
Griggsville, IL	1,325	225	823	1,048
Roodhouse, IL	1,859	239	875	1,114
South Jacksonville, IL	3,272	249	911	1,160
White Hall, IL	2,526	253	925	1,178
Winchester, IL	1,636	208	761	969

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Oriole Beach, FL	1,636	109	502	611
Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI	1,636	45	209	254
Coaling, AL	1,637	361	3,311	3,672
Thorntown, IN	1,637	155	773	929
Colmar Manor, MD	1,635	409	2,861	3,270
Winchester, IL	1,636	208	761	969

Source: The Winchester, 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.