Photo: Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) · Public domainEdwardsville reports less crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Edwardsville’s police in 2023–2025, it grades A− for safety: #65 of 339 graded towns in Illinois.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of IL” is every other Illinois city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Edwardsville
Edwardsville reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 6 Illinois towns on Edwardsville’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Glen Carbon (B), South Roxana (C+), Pontoon Beach (C). Edwardsville Township and Pin Oak Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Mitchell is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
A college town
Edwardsville is home to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, with 10,104 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 22% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
A job center
Edwardsville has 20,468 jobs based in town for 26,463 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Edwardsville’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Edwardsville’s police reported 27 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.3 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.1 in the rest of Illinois and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Edwardsville | Rest of Illinois | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 6 property crimes reported
And fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Reported crime is steady
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Illinois.
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| Year | Edwardsville property | Rest of Illinois property | Edwardsville violent | Rest of Illinois violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.8 | 20.6 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 19.6 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 6.8 | 19.9 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 5.8 | 17.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
166 crimes reported in 2025
11 violent and 155 property, as reported to the FBI by Edwardsville’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
10 people died in crashes on Edwardsville’s roads in 2019–2023
Edwardsville had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 3 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 7.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Illinois towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.1, 150 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Edwardsville and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwardsville | A− | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| Glen Carbon | B | 0.7 | 12.5 |
| Pontoon Beach | C | 3.0 | 14.7 |
| South Roxana | C+ | 2.3 | 11.9 |
| Edwardsville Township | — | — | — |
| Pin Oak Township | — | — | — |
| Mitchell | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Edwardsville Township and Pin Oak Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Mitchell is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
Illinois towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwardsville | A− | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| Oak Forest | A− | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Yorkville | A− | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| Batavia | B+ | 0.7 | 8.4 |
| Granite City | D | 6.5 | 24.3 |
| Chicago Heights | D− | 12.6 | 29.2 |
The five graded Illinois towns closest to Edwardsville’s population (26,463), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Edwardsville. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Edwardsville’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (26,691 in 2025); our figure for Edwardsville is 26,463 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Edwardsville
Is Edwardsville, IL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Edwardsville reports less crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade and #65 of 339 in Illinois. Its police reported 0.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.1 in the rest of Illinois and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Edwardsville?
0.3 violent and 6.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Illinois reports 3.1 and 18.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Edwardsville?
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Edwardsville in 2025?
Edwardsville’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Edwardsville safer than Glen Carbon?
Glen Carbon reports more crime per resident than Edwardsville: Glen Carbon grades B for safety and Edwardsville A−. Glen Carbon’s police reported 0.7 violent and 12.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Edwardsville?
Edwardsville’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Edwardsville”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.