Fairmont City reports less property crime than most U.S. towns, but more violent crime
Year on year, 3.2 violent crimes and 4.6 incidents of property crime occur per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.1 and 18.8 in the rest of Illinois. The overall Safety Grade is B−, which means close to the middle of U.S. towns, judged on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Both towns on its borders with figures record more crime per resident.
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 Fairmont City
Fairmont City reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 6 Illinois towns on Fairmont City’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Caseyville (C+), Collinsville (C+). Madison, East St. Louis, Canteen Township and Washington Park have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Fairmont City’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Property crime holds Fairmont City’s grade up; violent crime pulls it down. Its violent rate (3.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Fairmont City | Rest of Illinois | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Fairmont City’s police reported 21 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 3.2 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.1 in the rest of Illinois and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Fairmont City per 1,000 residents
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.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Fairmont City property | Rest of Illinois property | Fairmont City violent | Rest of Illinois violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.1 | 20.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 19.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 4.7 | 19.8 | 4.7 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 4.7 | 17.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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.
14 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
4 violent and 10 property, as reported to the FBI by Fairmont City’s police.
Three people died in crashes on Fairmont City’s roads in 2019–2023
Fairmont City had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died; 2 were pedestrians. Most of these deaths (2 of 3) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is about what is typical for Illinois towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (7.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Fairmont City’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Fairmont City’s own rate (24.1) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Fairmont City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont City | B− | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| Madison | — | — | — |
| East St. Louis | — | — | — |
| Collinsville | C+ | 2.2 | 15.4 |
| Canteen Township | — | — | — |
| Caseyville | C+ | 3.0 | 10.4 |
| Washington Park | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Madison, East St. Louis, Canteen Township and Washington Park have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Illinois towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont City | B− | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| Lexington | A+ | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Altamont | B+ | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| Richmond | B+ | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| White Hall | B | 1.7 | 7.0 |
| Nokomis | C+ | 2.1 | 14.3 |
The five graded Illinois towns closest to Fairmont City’s population (2,154), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 Fairmont City. 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 Fairmont City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (2,148 in 2025); our figure for Fairmont City is 2,154 (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 Fairmont City
Is Fairmont City, IL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Fairmont City reports less crime per resident than 52% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade. Its police reported 3.2 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 Fairmont City?
3.2 violent and 4.6 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 Fairmont City safer than Collinsville?
Collinsville reports more crime per resident than Fairmont City: Collinsville grades C+ for safety and Fairmont City B−. Collinsville’s police reported 2.2 violent and 15.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Fairmont City?
Fairmont City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Fairmont City”. 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.