The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Gards Point, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$69,917

Cost of Crime™ for Gards Point, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $586 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Gards Point 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 Gards Point, 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 Gards Point's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Gards Point sits in the 91st percentile, ahead of 91% of cities and behind 9%. The grade covers only Gards Point's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Gards Point is 11.85 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 56 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 93 in the north.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Gards Point, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Gards Point for 2025 is $69,917, about $239 per resident and $586 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Gards Point Compared to Other Cities?

Gards Point, IL:	$239
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Gards Point is $239 per year, which is $225 less than the national average and $181 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Gards Point:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $866 more than in Gards Point.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $83 less than in Gards Point

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Gards Point	Cost per Gards Point Resident
Murder	$19,121	$65
Rape/Sexual Assault	$10,639	$36
Robbery	$9,558	$33
Assault	$6,398	$22
Kidnapping	$2,201	$8
Vehicle Theft	$5,527	$19
Burglary	$2,880	$10
Theft	$3,752	$13
Arson	$587	$2
Vandalism	$7,652	$26
Animal Cruelty	$18	$0
Drug Crimes	$1,489	$5
Identity Theft	$95	$0
Total Cost of Crime	$69,917	$239

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Gards Point, 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 Gards Point totals $185,023 ($634 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $254,940 ($873 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 Gards Point's 292 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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Gards Point 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 Gards Point residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7630
Robbery	1.041
Rape	0.6009
Murder	0.0348
Total Violent Crime	2.439 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	2.481
Vehicle Theft	1.222
Burglary	1.087
Arson	0.0832
Total Property Crime	4.874 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1243
Drug Crimes	0.6892
Vandalism	3.668
Identity Theft	0.0422
Animal Cruelty	0.0085
Total "Other" Rate	4.532 (A-)

Individual Gards Point Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Friendsville, IL	A+	B	A+
Maud, IL	B	B+	A-
Odgen, IL	A+	A-	A+
Bellmont, IL	B+	A-	A
Bone Gap, IL	B+	A-	B+
Samsville, IL	A-	B	A
West Salem, IL	B+	B	A
Patton, IL	A+	B+	A+
Lancaster, IL	B	A-	A-
Mount Carmel, IL	C+	B-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Gards Point 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
Hesper, KS	C+	B-	B-
Henderson Harbor, NY	B+	C	C
Henrieville, UT	D-	D+	D+
Hepler, KS	D	A	A
Hepners, VA	B-	D	D
Hero, FL	A+	B+	B+
Herod, GA	D-	D+	D+
Herold, WV	B-	D+	D+
Wickerham Manor-Fisher, PA	B	C	C
Herty, TX	C	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Gards Point 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 Gards Point, IL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Gards Point schools on SchoolGrade

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