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Harrisburg, 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

Harrisburg's overall rate of crime is sufficiently low that NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows the city to be one of the safest in the nation among cities and towns of all sizes, although not one of the very lowest in Illinois (12% of the state's communities have a lower crime rate). Overall a very safe city, Harrisburg's crime rate is just 2 per 1,000 people, which means that a person's chance of becoming a victim in Harrisburg is one in 499.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Harrisburg, and we found that the crime rate in Harrisburg is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg.

For Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1330, 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 Harrisburg compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Harrisburg is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Harrisburg is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.

Harrisburg Crime Data

total Crime Index

90

(100 is safest)


Safer than 90% of U.S. cities.

Harrisburg Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

6

10

16

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.75

1.25

2.00

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.75
2.87
National Median: 4
    Harrisburg
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,330

in Harrisburg

1 in 348

in Illinois

Harrisburg Violent Crimes

Population: 7,982
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 1 1 4
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.13 0.13 0.50

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
1.25
16.83
National Median: 20
    Harrisburg
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 798

in Harrisburg

1 in 59

in Illinois

Property Crimes

Population: 7,982
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 1 9 0
Rate per 1,000 0.13 1.13 0.00

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

Harrisburg Crimes Per Square Mile

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