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

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.23 million

Cost of Crime™ for New Baden, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $717 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of New Baden 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 New Baden, 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 New Baden's combined rate is lower than the norm. New Baden sits in the 79th percentile, ahead of 79% of cities and behind 21%. The grade covers only New Baden's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New Baden is 15.58 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 44 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 93 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of New Baden, IL report the most crime, about 15 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Baden, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Baden for 2025 is $1,234,055, about $277 per resident and $717 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New Baden Compared to Other Cities?

New Baden, IL:	$277
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Baden is $277 per year, which is $188 less than the national average and $144 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Baden:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $829 more than in New Baden.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $121 less than in New Baden

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New Baden	Cost per New Baden Resident
Murder	$387,468	$87
Rape/Sexual Assault	$155,484	$35
Robbery	$75,921	$17
Assault	$181,084	$41
Kidnapping	$38,647	$9
Vehicle Theft	$39,057	$9
Burglary	$35,570	$8
Theft	$135,295	$30
Arson	$7,158	$2
Vandalism	$113,371	$25
Animal Cruelty	$360	$0
Drug Crimes	$39,824	$9
Identity Theft	$24,815	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$1,234,055	$277

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Baden, 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 New Baden totals $3,399,595 ($762 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,633,650 ($1,039 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 central part of the city holds more 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 New Baden's 4,461 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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New Baden 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 New Baden residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.413
Robbery	0.5411
Rape	0.5748
Murder	0.0462
Total Violent Crime	2.576 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.856
Vehicle Theft	0.5654
Burglary	0.8791
Arson	0.0664
Total Property Crime	7.367 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1429
Drug Crimes	1.207
Vandalism	3.557
Identity Theft	0.7187
Animal Cruelty	0.0109
Total "Other" Rate	5.637 (B+)

Individual New Baden Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Albers, IL	A+	A-	A+
Damiansville, IL	A+	B+	A+
Summerfield, IL	A-	A+	B+
New Memphis, IL	A-	B-	A
Mascoutah, IL	B+	A	B+
Aviston, IL	A+	A	A+
Trenton, IL	A	A	A+
Scott Air Force Base, IL	A-	A-	B+
Germantown, IL	A+	A	A+
Venedy, IL	B+	C	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New Baden 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
Chapmansboro, TN	B-	C	C
Charlotte Hall, MD	C+	B-	B-
Colorado City, AZ	D+	D	D
Monrovia, IN	A-	A	A
Jefferson, SC	D-	C-	C-
San Joaquin, CA	D	F	F
Pekin, IN	A+	A	A
Pell Lake, WI	A-	A-	A-
Plainview, MN	B+	C	C
Prentiss, MS	C+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, New Baden 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 New Baden, IL average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See New Baden schools on SchoolGrade

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