Sweet Water, IL Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Sweet Water in green. The most dangerous areas in Sweet Water 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 Sweet Water, IL Safe from Assault?

The B grade means the rate of assault is slightly lower than the average US city. Sweet Water is in the 68th percentile for safety, meaning 32% of cities are safer and 68% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sweet Water's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Sweet Water is 1.105 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sweet Water generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Sweet Water may be as high as 1 in 871 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,048 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the north parts of Sweet Water, IL: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Sweet Water has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Sweet Water's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Sweet Water 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, Sweet Water is as safe as 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 Sweet Water, IL

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Sweet Water about $7,109 in 2025, or roughly $32 per resident. This is part of Sweet Water's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sweet Water, including every crime type and how Sweet Water 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 Sweet Water's crime maps on the Sweet Water overall crime page.

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Individual Sweet Water Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Greenview, IL	C-	C	D+	B-
Fancy Prairie, IL	A-	B-	A	B+
Hubly, IL	B+	C-	B+	B-
Athens, IL	A+	B	A	B+
Tice, IL	A+	B+	A-	A-
Middletown, IL	B	C-	B+	C+
Petersburg, IL	A	C+	A	B+
Cantrall, IL	A+	A	A	A+
Williamsville, IL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Mason City, IL	C+	B-	C+	B+

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Sweet Water 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
Yellow Bluff, AL	D-	D-	D-	F
Hays Mill, AL	C+	B-	B-	C+
Hazel Run, MN	B	C+	C+	B-
Head Tide, ME	A	A+	A+	A
Heafford Junction, WI	A	B-	B-	C+
Heartwell, NE	B	C	C	C
Heathsville, IL	B+	A-	A-	A+
Zittau, WI	A+	A	A	A
Herr, IN	B+	A	A	A-
Haynesville, TX	B	B-	B-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sweet Water, IL average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sweet Water schools on SchoolGrade

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