The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Speer, 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?

$43,745

Cost of Crime™ for Speer, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $745 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Speer 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 Speer, 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 Speer's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Speer sits in the 69th percentile, ahead of 69% of cities and behind 31%. The grade covers only Speer's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Speer is 18.26 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 central neighborhoods to 1 in 92 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Speer, IL report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Speer, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Speer for 2025 is $43,745, about $319 per resident and $745 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): 55.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

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

Speer, IL:	$319
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Speer is $319 per year, which is $145 less than the national average and $101 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Speer:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $786 more than in Speer.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $163 less than in Speer

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Speer	Cost per Speer Resident
Murder	$16,388	$120
Rape/Sexual Assault	$5,653	$41
Robbery	$4,103	$30
Assault	$2,079	$15
Kidnapping	$1,033	$8
Vehicle Theft	$815	$6
Burglary	$1,870	$14
Theft	$5,838	$43
Arson	$285	$2
Vandalism	$3,871	$28
Animal Cruelty	$14	$0
Drug Crimes	$1,125	$8
Identity Theft	$671	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$43,745	$319

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Speer, 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 Speer totals $138,492 ($1,011 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $182,237 ($1,330 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 Speer's 137 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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Speer 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 Speer residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.5284
Robbery	0.9520
Rape	0.6806
Murder	0.0637
Total Violent Crime	2.225 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.228
Vehicle Theft	0.3842
Burglary	1.505
Arson	0.0861
Total Property Crime	10.20 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1243
Drug Crimes	1.110
Vandalism	3.955
Identity Theft	0.6327
Animal Cruelty	0.0141
Total "Other" Rate	5.836 (B)

Individual Speer Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lawn Ridge, IL	A+	B+	A+
Stark, IL	B	B	B-
Camp Grove, IL	A	B	A+
West Hallock, IL	A+	A	A+
Edelstein, IL	A+	A+	A+
North Hampton, IL	A+	A	A+
Princeville, IL	A-	A	B
Wyoming, IL	C	B+	D+
Castleton, IL	A	B-	A
South Rome, IL	A+	A+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Speer 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
Nickleberry, TX	B-	C-	C-
Richardson, WA	C	B-	B-
Rexburg, VA	D	D	D
Requa, CA	F	F	F
Repaupo, NJ	B	C+	C+
Renicks Valley, WV	C	C-	C-
Rena Lara, MS	D	C+	C+
Noodle, TX	C-	F	F
Nirvana, MI	D	D-	D-
Ridgeton, OH	C-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Speer 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 Speer, IL average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Speer schools on SchoolGrade

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