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Alton Crime Rate Report (Illinois)

Alton crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 16 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Alton for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Alton in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 152.28% and the city property crime rate in Alton was higher than the national property crime rate average by 101.74%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Alton was higher than the violent crime rate in Illinois by 229.3% and the city property crime rate in Alton was higher than the property crime rate in Illinois by 105.41%.

Property and Violent Crime
Alton Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Alton Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Alton Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault159
Arson9
Burglary179
Larceny and Theft546
Motor Vehicle Theft43
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape32
Robbery12
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)942
Property Crime768
Violent Crime205
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault187
Arson9
Burglary150
Larceny and Theft353
Motor Vehicle Theft89
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape38
Robbery15
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)750
Property Crime576
Violent Crime241

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Alton Property Crime

Alton Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Alton Crime 2025

Alton Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Alton Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Alton Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Alton, Illinois crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Alton crime report data for 2026 was projected from 16 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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