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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$168,524

Cost of Crime™ for Hume, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,012 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Hume 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 Hume, IL Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Hume's combined rate is lower than the norm. Hume sits in the 74th percentile, ahead of 74% of cities and behind 26%. The grade covers only Hume's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Hume is 16.97 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 58 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 76 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Hume, IL report the most crime, about 3 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hume, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hume for 2025 is $168,524, about $446 per resident and $1,012 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Hume Compared to Other Cities?

Hume, IL:	$446
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hume is $446 per year, which is $18 less than the national average and $26 more than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hume:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $660 more than in Hume.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $290 less than in Hume

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Hume	Cost per Hume Resident
Murder	$96,073	$254
Rape/Sexual Assault	$15,613	$41
Robbery	$12,971	$34
Assault	$3,499	$9
Kidnapping	$3,069	$8
Vehicle Theft	$610	$2
Burglary	$6,249	$17
Theft	$12,455	$33
Arson	$815	$2
Vandalism	$10,660	$28
Animal Cruelty	$45	$0
Drug Crimes	$3,565	$9
Identity Theft	$2,899	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$168,524	$446

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hume, 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 Hume totals $718,475 ($1,901 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $887,000 ($2,347 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 Hume's 378 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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Hume 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 Hume residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.3223
Robbery	1.091
Rape	0.6812
Murder	0.1352
Total Violent Crime	2.230 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.362
Vehicle Theft	0.1043
Burglary	1.823
Arson	0.0893
Total Property Crime	8.378 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1339
Drug Crimes	1.275
Vandalism	3.948
Identity Theft	0.9910
Animal Cruelty	0.0161
Total "Other" Rate	6.364 (B)

Individual Hume Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Metcalf, IL	B+	B	B+
Palermo, IL	B	B	B-
Newman, IL	C	B	C-
Brocton, IL	A+	A-	A+
Sidell, IL	B+	B	B+
Allerton, IL	A	B	A
Edgar, IL	A	C	A
Redmon, IL	A+	A-	A
Broadlands, IL	A	C	A+
Chrisman, IL	B	B-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hume 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
Evan, MN	B-	D+	D+
French Gulch, CA	D	F	F
Fort Coffee, OK	C-	D+	D+
Forest Chapel, TX	D+	D	D
Fitch, KY	C	A	A
Fishers Island, NY	A	B-	B-
Fairfax, OH	B+	B+	B+
Fagan, KY	C	A	A
Exline, IA	B+	A+	A+
Ingleside, NY	B-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Hume 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 Hume, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 13% actual proficiency versus 18% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Hume schools on SchoolGrade

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