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Fairfield, 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

Fairfield has an overall crime rate of 11 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Fairfield is 1 in 89. How does Fairfield fare compared to other communities in Illinois of all population sizes? Fairfield's crime rate is lower than approximately 27% of Illinois communities.

However, when you compare Fairfield to other communities of similar population, then Fairfield crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Fairfield does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Fairfield 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 Fairfield.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Fairfield occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Fairfield; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 281. This equates to a rate of 4 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Fairfield; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Fairfield Crime Data

total Crime Index

43

(100 is safest)


Safer than 43% of U.S. cities.

Fairfield Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

17

37

54

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

3.56

7.74

11.30

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
3.56
2.87
National Median: 4
    Fairfield
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 281

in Fairfield

1 in 348

in Illinois

Fairfield Violent Crimes

Population: 4,779
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
7.74
16.83
National Median: 20
    Fairfield
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 129

in Fairfield

1 in 59

in Illinois

Property Crimes

Population: 4,779
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

Fairfield Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
13
27
National Median: 27.0
    Fairfield
    Illinois

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