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

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$97,558

Cost of Crime™ for Peters Creek, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $761 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Peters Creek 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 Peters Creek, 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 Peters Creek's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Peters Creek sits in the 60th percentile, ahead of 60% of cities and behind 40%. The grade covers only Peters Creek's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Peters Creek is 21.03 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 32 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 84 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Peters Creek, IL report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Peters Creek, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Peters Creek for 2025 is $97,558, about $355 per resident and $761 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): 56.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Peters Creek Compared to Other Cities?

Peters Creek, IL:	$355
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Peters Creek is $355 per year, which is $109 less than the national average and $65 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Peters Creek:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $751 more than in Peters Creek.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $199 less than in Peters Creek

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Peters Creek	Cost per Peters Creek Resident
Murder	$27,053	$98
Rape/Sexual Assault	$13,014	$47
Robbery	$7,791	$28
Assault	$15,772	$57
Kidnapping	$2,249	$8
Vehicle Theft	$973	$4
Burglary	$5,631	$20
Theft	$11,540	$42
Arson	$646	$2
Vandalism	$9,383	$34
Animal Cruelty	$45	$0
Drug Crimes	$2,708	$10
Identity Theft	$752	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$97,558	$355

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Peters Creek, 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 Peters Creek totals $250,089 ($909 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $347,647 ($1,264 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, of which Peters Creek has 1, do the same, and of Peters Creek's 275 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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Peters Creek 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 Peters Creek residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.997
Robbery	0.9007
Rape	0.7805
Murder	0.0523
Total Violent Crime	3.731 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.103
Vehicle Theft	0.2284
Burglary	2.258
Arson	0.0973
Total Property Crime	10.69 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1349
Drug Crimes	1.331
Vandalism	4.776
Identity Theft	0.3534
Animal Cruelty	0.0222
Total "Other" Rate	6.618 (B-)

Individual Peters Creek Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Elizabethtown, IL	B+	B-	A-
Cave In Rock, IL	B+	B-	A
Tolu, KY	C	A+	B
Rock Creek, IL	C-	D	C-
Gross, IL	C	C+	C-
Rosiclare, IL	C	C	C
Lamb, IL	B+	B	A
Sparks Hill, IL	D+	C-	D+
Humm Wye, IL	D	D+	D
Sheridan, KY	C	A	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Peters Creek 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
Horatio, SC	F	F	F
Hawthorn, AL	D-	D-	D-
Haywood, WV	D-	B-	B-
Heidlersburg, PA	B	B-	B-
Hendricks, KY	C+	A	A
Holly Springs, SC	C	B	B
Hontubby, OK	D+	D+	D+
Hopewell, IN	C	A-	A-
Hopson, KY	C+	A-	A-
Hawkinsville, NY	A	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Peters Creek 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 Peters Creek, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 11% actual proficiency versus 18% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Peters Creek schools on SchoolGrade

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