Chestnut, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Chestnut in green. The most dangerous areas in Chestnut 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 Chestnut, IL Safe from Murder?

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Chestnut is in the 73rd percentile for safety, meaning 27% of cities are safer and 73% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Chestnut's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Chestnut is 0.0375 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Chestnut generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Chestnut may be as high as 1 in 11,617 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 34,985 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Chestnut, IL: about 0 per year. The west part of Chestnut has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Chestnut's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Chestnut 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 murder rate, Chestnut 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 Murder in Chestnut, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Chestnut about $44,513 in 2025, or roughly $70 per resident. This is part of Chestnut's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Chestnut, including every crime type and how Chestnut compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Chestnut's crime maps on the Chestnut overall crime page.

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Individual Chestnut Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Chestnut is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Chestnut.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Mount Pulaski, IL	B+	B-	A-	B
Beason, IL	B+	B+	B+	B-
Latham, IL	A	B	A	D+
Kenney, IL	A	A	A	C+
Midland City, IL	A	A-	A+	B
Lake Fork, IL	B+	A	A	B-
Warrensburg, IL	A-	B+	B+	B-
Jenkins, IL	A+	A	A+	B+
Elkhart, IL	B	A	B	B+
Lincoln, IL	B	B	B-	C+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Craigmont, ID	C	B	B	C+
Warwicktown, TN	C-	D+	D+	C+
Waltham, MN	A+	A	A	A
Walkersville, WV	A-	A	A	C
Triplett, NC	B	B+	B+	D+
Trinity Center, CA	D+	D	D	C-
Trafton, WA	C-	C+	C+	A+
Taylor, NE	D	C-	C-	A-
Svea, MN	A+	C	C	B+
Stockbridge, VT	A-	A-	A-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Chestnut, IL average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Chestnut schools on SchoolGrade

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