Spencer Heights, IL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

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

Which crimes are included?

$14,336

Cost of Crime™ for Spencer Heights, IL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,161 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Spencer Heights with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Spencer Heights against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Spencer Heights sits in the 19th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 19% of cities and behind 81%. The grade covers only Spencer Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Spencer Heights is 5.108 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Spencer Heights, IL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Spencer Heights is projected at $14,336 for 2025, about $434 per resident and $1,161 per household. That equals 2.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 39.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Spencer Heights Compared to Other Cities?

Spencer Heights, IL:	$434
East St. Louis, IL:	$693
Glen Carbon, IL:	$84
Illinois:	$240
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $434 per resident each year in Spencer Heights, which is $176 more than the national average and $194 more than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Spencer Heights:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $693 per person, which is $259 more than in Spencer Heights.
In Glen Carbon, IL, crime costs $84 per person, which is $351 less than in Spencer Heights

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Spencer Heights, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Spencer Heights	Cost per Spencer Heights Resident
Murder	$8,782	$266
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1,373	$42
Robbery	$1,433	$43
Assault	$2,748	$83
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$14,336	$434

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Spencer Heights, IL

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Spencer Heights totals $66,191 ($2,006 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $80,528 ($2,440 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Spencer Heights, IL, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the city has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Spencer Heights Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Spencer Heights residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.900
Robbery	1.381
Rape	0.6861
Murder	0.1416
Total Violent Crime	5.108 (D)

Individual Spencer Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mounds, IL	D-	D	F
Villa Ridge, IL	B-	C+	A-
Mound City, IL	D+	C	C-
North Mounds, IL	D	D+	D+
Klondike, IL	F	D-	F
Pulaski, IL	C	C	A-
Cache, IL	C+	B	C
Olmsted, IL	A-	C+	A
Cairo, IL	F	F	F
Tamms, IL	C+	C+	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Spencer Heights is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Pecan Point, AR	D-	F	F
Obsidian, ID	D-	D	D
Old Flat Lick, KY	F	D-	D-
Old Weona, AR	D	D+	D+
Onawa, ME	A+	A+	A+
Onoto, WV	D	D-	D-
Onton, KY	C+	B+	B+
Orland, OH	A+	B+	B+
Osanippa, AL	C-	D	D
Paloduro, TX	F	D-	D-

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

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