The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Fulton County, IL
Fulton County is home to 33,000 residents and includes Canton and Farmington · Updated November 2026
Is Fulton County, IL safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Fulton County: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 89% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Fulton County run from A+ to B+, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 959 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
89% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Fulton County as a whole, and 11% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Fulton County scores 959.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Fulton County, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Fulton County, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Fulton County
Burglaries run above the US rate. Fulton County has less crime than the US as a whole, 34% below the US rate, but more burglaries: 3.1 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
Vehicle theft runs low. Fulton County has 0.75 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 2.7.
The safest and most dangerous places in Fulton County
Every part of Fulton County where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Fulton County run from A+ to B+; 88% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Fulton County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the north side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Crime rates and types in Fulton County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Fulton County has about 24 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 34% less than the US as a whole and 42% less than Illinois.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Fulton County, about 38% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Fulton County compares with nearby counties
Fulton County has more crime than 6 of its 10 nearest counties. Schuyler County and Stark County have the least crime nearby.
Jobs, empty homes and walkability in Fulton County
Two things set Fulton County apart: it has 25 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 11.7% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with few jobs tend to report less theft and robbery, and theft runs low here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.25 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 93% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.11.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 91% of Americans
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 81% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 56% of Americans
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Fulton County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.51% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 83% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.7% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 71% of Americans
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Fulton County
Crime costs Fulton County about $622 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 48% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $25 million a year, or $752 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.1 million
$33
Rape
$1.0 million
$31
Robbery
$70,000
$2
Assault
$3.0 million
$90
Burglary
$930,000
$28
Theft
$800,000
$24
Vehicle theft
$380,000
$12
Arson
$110,000
$3
Vandalism
$1.3 million
$40
Total
$8.7 million
$264
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Fulton County means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Fulton County, IL average a SchoolGrade of C: 40% of students test proficient, against 18% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Fulton County on SchoolGrade
