Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Effingham, IL Crime Grade
How Effingham 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 Effingham, IL was 256.8 per 100,000 residents (32 incidents over a population of 12,461). That puts Effingham 21% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 5% above the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
That ranks Effingham #2,412 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 36% of them, and #160 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is up 16% year over year and down 55% over the last five years.
Effingham, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Illinois Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 256.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,412 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #160 of 214
- Safer than
- 36% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 16%
- 5-year change
- down 55%
- Population
- 12,461
- Reporting agency
- Effingham Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Effingham Police Department (FBI ORI IL0250200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Effingham (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Effingham 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 574.6(72) | 311.8(38) | 312.3(38) | 220.5(27) | 256.8(32) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 31.9(4) | 73.8(9) | 65.7(8) | 65.3(8) | 112.4(14) |
| Robbery | 31.9(4) | 24.6(3) | 8.2(1) | 16.3(2) | 8.0(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 510.7(64) | 213.3(26) | 238.3(29) | 138.8(17) | 136.4(17) |
| Property crime | 2713.3(340) | 2748.6(335) | 2309.1(281) | 2008.8(246) | 1524.8(190) |
| Burglary | 303.2(38) | 336.4(41) | 427.3(52) | 522.6(64) | 144.5(18) |
| Larceny | 2290.3(287) | 2297.3(280) | 1717.5(209) | 1339.2(164) | 1316.1(164) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 111.7(14) | 98.5(12) | 147.9(18) | 114.3(14) | 48.2(6) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Effingham, IL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Effingham Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Effingham calculated?
- Effingham's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Illinois state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Illinois cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Effingham Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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