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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$437,730

Cost of Crime™ for Sauget, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $2,281 per household.

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

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Sauget's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Sauget sits in the 6th percentile, ahead of 6% of cities and behind 94%. The grade covers only Sauget's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sauget is 58.79 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 10 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 25 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Sauget, IL report the most crime, about 9 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sauget, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sauget for 2025 is $437,730, about $997 per resident and $2,281 per household. That equals 4.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

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

Sauget, IL:	$997
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sauget is $997 per year, which is $533 more than the national average and $577 more than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sauget:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $108 more than in Sauget.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $841 less than in Sauget

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sauget	Cost per Sauget Resident
Murder	$160,979	$367
Rape/Sexual Assault	$18,958	$43
Robbery	$28,527	$65
Assault	$64,855	$148
Kidnapping	$3,756	$9
Vehicle Theft	$23,974	$55
Burglary	$25,278	$58
Theft	$45,302	$103
Arson	$823	$2
Vandalism	$55,744	$127
Animal Cruelty	$85	$0
Drug Crimes	$4,975	$11
Identity Theft	$4,474	$10
Total Cost of Crime	$437,730	$997

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sauget, 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 Sauget totals $1,188,545 ($2,707 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,626,275 ($3,704 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 northwest 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, of which Sauget has 1, do the same, and of Sauget's 439 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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Sauget 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 Sauget residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.144
Robbery	2.066
Rape	0.7122
Murder	0.1951
Total Violent Crime	8.117 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.93
Vehicle Theft	3.527
Burglary	6.348
Arson	0.0777
Total Property Crime	29.88 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1411
Drug Crimes	1.532
Vandalism	17.77
Identity Theft	1.317
Animal Cruelty	0.0263
Total "Other" Rate	20.79 (F)

Individual Sauget Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cahokia, IL	F	F	D-
Alorton, IL	F	F	F
Centreville, IL	D-	D-	D-
East St. Louis, IL	F	F	F
Dupo, IL	D	C	D
East Carondelet, IL	C+	C+	C+
Washington Park, IL	F	F	F
Brooklyn, IL	F	F	F
Lovejoy, IL	F	F	F
Fairmont City, IL	D-	D+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sauget is higher 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
Christine, ND	B-	A-	A-
Wanship, UT	C+	A-	A-
Walker, OR	C-	A-	A-
Wales, UT	D-	B-	B-
Wadena, IA	C+	D-	D-
Vinco, OK	D+	C-	C-
Venice, OH	C	B-	B-
Vanderpool, TX	D-	D-	D-
Unger, WV	B+	B	B
Tradersville, OH	B+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Sauget is less safe than the Illinois state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sauget, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 7% actual proficiency versus 13% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sauget schools on SchoolGrade

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