Petersburg, IL has a violent crime rate of 25.6, which is above the US average of 22.7. Similarly, its property crime rate is 17.9, which is significantly lower than the US average of 35.4. This suggests that Petersburg is relatively safer in terms of property crime compared to other cities across the country. While there are still areas in need of improvement in terms of violent crime prevention and enforcement, it appears that Petersburg is doing better than many other cities when it comes to protecting citizens’ property from criminal activity.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Petersburg violent crime is 25.6. (The US average is 22.7)
Petersburg property crime is 17.9. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.