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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$91,661

Cost of Crime™ for Prairie Center, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $571 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Prairie Center 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 Prairie Center, 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 Prairie Center's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Prairie Center sits in the 90th percentile, ahead of 90% of cities and behind 10%. The grade covers only Prairie Center's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Prairie Center is 12.39 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 68 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 108 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Prairie Center, 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 Prairie Center, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Prairie Center for 2025 is $91,661, about $230 per resident and $571 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Prairie Center Compared to Other Cities?

Prairie Center, IL:	$230
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Prairie Center is $230 per year, which is $234 less than the national average and $190 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Prairie Center:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $876 more than in Prairie Center.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $74 less than in Prairie Center

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Prairie Center	Cost per Prairie Center Resident
Murder	$29,581	$74
Rape/Sexual Assault	$15,811	$40
Robbery	$7,225	$18
Assault	$5,530	$14
Kidnapping	$4,179	$10
Vehicle Theft	$2,744	$7
Burglary	$4,746	$12
Theft	$9,530	$24
Arson	$675	$2
Vandalism	$8,425	$21
Animal Cruelty	$55	$0
Drug Crimes	$2,255	$6
Identity Theft	$905	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$91,661	$230

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Prairie Center, 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 Prairie Center totals $277,264 ($695 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $368,925 ($925 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 Prairie Center's 399 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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Prairie Center 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 Prairie Center residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.4826
Robbery	0.5756
Rape	0.6536
Murder	0.0395
Total Violent Crime	1.751 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.612
Vehicle Theft	0.4441
Burglary	1.312
Arson	0.0700
Total Property Crime	6.438 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1727
Drug Crimes	0.7641
Vandalism	2.955
Identity Theft	0.2929
Animal Cruelty	0.0185
Total "Other" Rate	4.204 (A-)

Individual Prairie Center Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Harding, IL	A+	A	A
Triumph, IL	A+	A-	A+
Wedron, IL	A-	A-	B+
Utica, IL	C+	C+	C+
Naplate, IL	B+	A-	B
Ottawa, IL	B	B+	B-
Troy Grove, IL	A+	A-	A+
Serena, IL	C+	B	C
Earlville, IL	A	A-	A-
North Utica, IL	A-	B+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Prairie Center 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
Canyon Creek, MT	B-	D	D
Viola, CA	D+	C	C
Vinemaple, OR	C-	A-	A-
View, TX	B-	C	C
Valley Brook, IN	B+	B-	B-
Usibelli, AK	F	F	F
Charlesburg, WI	B+	B+	B+
Centerfield, NY	A	B+	B+
Catons Grove, TN	D-	D-	D-
Cary, MS	D	B-	B-

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

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