Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Charleston, IL Crime Grade
How Charleston grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Illinois — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
8/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Charleston, IL was 254.2 per 100,000 residents (44 incidents over a population of 17,307). That puts Charleston 22% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 3% above the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Charleston (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Charleston vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 138.9(29) | 155.1(31) | 281.4(48) | 371.5(63) | 254.2(44) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 38.3(8) | 15.0(3) | 87.9(15) | 135.6(23) | 80.9(14) |
| Robbery | 14.4(3) | 10.0(2) | 17.6(3) | 5.9(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 86.2(18) | 130.1(26) | 175.9(30) | 230.0(39) | 173.3(30) |
| Property crime | 297.0(62) | 435.3(87) | 1248.7(213) | 1816.4(308) | 1600.5(277) |
| Burglary | 115.0(24) | 115.1(23) | 322.4(55) | 607.4(103) | 288.9(50) |
| Larceny | 172.4(36) | 305.2(61) | 844.2(144) | 1138.2(193) | 1282.7(222) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 4.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 82.1(14) | 70.8(12) | 28.9(5) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Charleston's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Illinois cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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