Mattoon, IL Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Mattoon in green. The most dangerous areas in Mattoon are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Mattoon, IL Safe from Assault?

The B+ grade means the rate of assault is lower than the average US city. Mattoon is in the 75th percentile for safety, meaning 25% of cities are safer and 75% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mattoon's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Mattoon is 0.9372 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mattoon generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Mattoon may be as high as 1 in 634 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,909 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the west parts of Mattoon, IL: about 5 per year. The southwest part of Mattoon has fewer cases of assault with only 1 in a typical year.

How Mattoon's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Mattoon to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Mattoon is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Mattoon, IL

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Mattoon about $532,536 in 2025, or roughly $27 per resident. This is part of Mattoon's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mattoon, including every crime type and how Mattoon compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Mattoon's crime maps on the Mattoon overall crime page.

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Individual Mattoon Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Mattoon is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Mattoon.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Magnet, IL	A	A-	A	A+
Paradise, IL	B-	B-	B	A-
Gays, IL	B+	B	B+	A
Loxa, IL	B+	B+	B	B+
Lerna, IL	A	A-	A+	A
Trilla, IL	B+	C+	A-	B
Humboldt, IL	B+	A-	B	A
Janesville, IL	B+	C+	A	B+
Allenville, IL	A-	A+	B	A+
Charleston, IL	C+	B	C-	B

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Mattoon is lower versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Center Point, AL	D-	D-	D-	D-
Temple, GA	B	B	B	C+
The Dalles, OR	D-	C-	C-	C-
Universal City, TX	D	C-	C-	C
Deming, NM	D-	D	D	D
Crestwood, KY	A-	A+	A+	A
Clarksburg, WV	C+	B+	B+	B+
Cherry Hill, NJ	B+	A	A	A-
Cheney, WA	D	C-	C-	C-
Wildwood, FL	A	C-	C-	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mattoon, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 17% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Mattoon schools on SchoolGrade

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