The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Crab Orchard, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$123,577

Cost of Crime™ for Crab Orchard, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $955 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Crab Orchard with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Crab Orchard, IL Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Crab Orchard's combined rate is lower than the norm. Crab Orchard sits in the 82nd percentile, ahead of 82% of cities and behind 18%. The grade covers only Crab Orchard's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Crab Orchard is 14.79 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 66 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 73 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Crab Orchard, IL report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Crab Orchard, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Crab Orchard for 2025 is $123,577, about $374 per resident and $955 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Crab Orchard Compared to Other Cities?

Crab Orchard, IL:	$374
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Crab Orchard is $374 per year, which is $90 less than the national average and $46 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Crab Orchard:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $731 more than in Crab Orchard.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $219 less than in Crab Orchard

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Crab Orchard for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Crab Orchard	Cost per Crab Orchard Resident
Murder	$66,544	$202
Rape/Sexual Assault	$14,174	$43
Robbery	$6,121	$19
Assault	$3,854	$12
Kidnapping	$3,349	$10
Vehicle Theft	$3,190	$10
Burglary	$4,253	$13
Theft	$9,953	$30
Arson	$551	$2
Vandalism	$8,758	$27
Animal Cruelty	$30	$0
Drug Crimes	$2,630	$8
Identity Theft	$169	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$123,577	$374

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Crab Orchard, IL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Crab Orchard totals $512,357 ($1,553 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $635,934 ($1,927 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Crab Orchard's 330 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Crab Orchard Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Crab Orchard residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.4067
Robbery	0.5897
Rape	0.7084
Murder	0.1073
Total Violent Crime	1.812 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.824
Vehicle Theft	0.6243
Burglary	1.421
Arson	0.0692
Total Property Crime	7.938 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1674
Drug Crimes	1.078
Vandalism	3.715
Identity Theft	0.0662
Animal Cruelty	0.0122
Total "Other" Rate	5.038 (B+)

Individual Crab Orchard Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Crab Orchard is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Crab Orchard.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Paulton, IL	A-	A-	A-
New Dennison, IL	A+	A	A+
Pittsburg, IL	A	A	A
Spillertown, IL	A	A-	A
Marion, IL	B	B	B
Whiteash, IL	A	A	B+
Creal Springs, IL	A	A	A-
Stonefort, IL	A	A	A
Newcastle, IL	A-	B+	A
Shakerag, IL	A	A-	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Crab Orchard is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Brimfield, IN	B+	C+	C+
Davenport Forks, NC	D-	D-	D-
Dateland, AZ	D-	D-	D-
Valverda, LA	C	B+	B+
Vedin Corner, SD	B-	B-	B-
Butte City, CA	F	F	F
Burlington, AR	D+	D+	D+
Burdett, KS	F	F	F
Buckroe, MI	C-	D+	D+
West Alton, MO	F	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Crab Orchard is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Crab Orchard, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Crab Orchard schools on SchoolGrade

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