Theft per Capita in East St. Louis
The map below shows theft per 1,000 East St. Louis residents.
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1 in 41
Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in East St. Louis is about 1 in 41.
$125
Theft costs the average East St. Louis resident about $125 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in East St. Louis in green. The most dangerous areas in East St. Louis are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is East St. Louis, IL Safe from Theft?
The D- grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US city. East St. Louis is in the 8th percentile for safety, meaning 92% of cities are safer and 8% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to East St. Louis's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of theft in East St. Louis is 24.23 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in East St. Louis generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in East St. Louis may be as high as 1 in 17 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 74 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of East St. Louis, IL: about 93 per year. The southwest part of East St. Louis has fewer cases of theft with only 19 in a typical year.
How East St. Louis's Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the theft rate in East St. Louis to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| East St. Louis, IL: | 24.23 |
|---|---|
| Illinois: | 9.505 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, East St. Louis is less safe than the Illinois state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Theft in East St. Louis, IL
Theft is projected to cost the residents of East St. Louis about $1,908,264 in 2025, or roughly $125 per resident. This is part of East St. Louis's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for East St. Louis, including every crime type and how East St. Louis compares to other cities.
Interpreting the Theft Map
Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading East St. Louis's crime maps on the East St. Louis overall crime page.
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Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in East St. Louis is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to East St. Louis.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | D- | D- | D | |
D- | D+ | D | D | |
F | F | D- | D- | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | D- | |
F | F | D- | D- | |
F | F | F | D- | |
D | D- | D | D+ |
Theft in City with Similar Populations
East St. Louis is higher versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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B+ | A+ | A+ | C | |
F | F | F | F | |
D | D | D | D | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B+ | A | A | C | |
C | C | C | B- | |
A- | A | A | C+ | |
C | A | A | B | |
C | D+ | D+ | D | |
D | B | B | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East St. Louis, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 9% actual proficiency versus 14% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See East St. Louis schools on SchoolGrade
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