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Chester, IL crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Chester's overall rate of crime is sufficiently low that NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows the city to be one of the safest in both Illinois and the nation. Chester's crime rate is just 2 per 1,000 people, which means that a person's chance of becoming a victim in Chester is one in 617.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Chester, and we found that the crime rate in Chester is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Chester is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Chester does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Chester.

For Chester, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Chester than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1130, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Chester compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Chester is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Chester is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.

Chester Crime Data

total Crime Index

91

(100 is safest)


Safer than 91% of U.S. cities.

Chester Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

6

5

11

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.88

0.74

1.62

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.88
2.87
National Median: 4
    Chester
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,130

in Chester

1 in 348

in Illinois

Chester Violent Crimes

Population: 6,782
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
0.74
16.83
National Median: 20
    Chester
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 1,356

in Chester

1 in 59

in Illinois

Property Crimes

Population: 6,782
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Chester Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
2
27
National Median: 27.0
    Chester
    Illinois

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Zip Codes in Chester, IL