Photo: Catching12 · CC BY 3.0Granite City records more crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns
Violent crime here is higher than in 93% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 84%. On top of that, its letter for safety is D, worked out from crimes Granite City’s police reported over 2023 to 2025: #319 of 339 graded towns in Illinois. Police counts work out at 6.5 violent crimes and 24.3 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents annually; in the rest of Illinois they are 3.1 and 18.8. The rate the grade counts climbed 25% from 2023 to 2025.
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 Granite City
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 6 Illinois towns on Granite City’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Pontoon Beach (C). Madison, Nameoki Township, Venice Township and Chouteau Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Hartford reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Granite City’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 higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Granite City property | Rest of Illinois property | Granite City violent | Rest of Illinois violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25.6 | 20.5 | 6.5 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 21.6 | 19.5 | 5.7 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 24.9 | 19.8 | 6.2 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 26.5 | 17.1 | 7.6 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Illinois.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Granite City | Rest of Illinois | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Granite City’s police reported 522 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 6.5 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 Granite 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 8 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
910 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.
203 violent and 707 property, as reported to the FBI by Granite City’s police.
14 people died in crashes on Granite City’s roads in 2019–2023
Granite City had 13 fatal crashes in five years, in which 14 people died; 2 were pedestrians. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 10.5 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.
Granite City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite City | D | 6.5 | 24.3 |
| Madison | — | — | — |
| Nameoki Township | — | — | — |
| Pontoon Beach | C | 3.0 | 14.7 |
| Venice Township | — | — | — |
| Hartford | — | — | — |
| Chouteau Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Madison, Nameoki Township, Venice Township and Chouteau Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Hartford reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025.
Illinois towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite City | D | 6.5 | 24.3 |
| Oak Forest | A− | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Yorkville | A− | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| Batavia | B+ | 0.7 | 8.4 |
| Round Lake Beach | B+ | 0.7 | 8.6 |
| Vernon Hills | B | 0.8 | 13.1 |
The five graded Illinois towns closest to Granite City’s population (26,807), 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 Granite 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 Granite City’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 Granite City is 26,807 (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 Granite City
Is Granite City, IL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Granite City reports more crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #319 of 339 in Illinois. Its police reported 6.5 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 Granite City?
6.5 violent and 24.3 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.
How many homicides were there in Granite City in 2025?
Granite City’s police reported 3 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 11.2 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Granite City safer than Pontoon Beach?
Pontoon Beach reports less crime per resident than Granite City: Pontoon Beach grades C for safety and Granite City D. Pontoon Beach’s police reported 3.0 violent and 14.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Granite City?
Granite City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Granite 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.