Policing and crime in Greenfield, IL
Greenfield’s police department covers under 1,000 people in the FBI’s count, so the page shows its counts, not rates, and there is no Safety Grade. White Hall, 12 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (B). Out to 25 miles, the count of graded towns reaches 4.
1 crime reported in 2025
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so we show counts rather than rates.
Every offense type 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.
0 violent and 1 property, as reported to the FBI by Greenfield’s police.
The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Hall | B | 12 mi | 1.7 | 7.0 |
| Jerseyville | C+ | 17 mi | 1.3 | 15.9 |
| Carlinville | D | 18 mi | 5.9 | 25.5 |
| South Jacksonville | A− | 25 mi | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| Virden | C | 26 mi | 3.8 | 12.3 |
| Jacksonville | C | 27 mi | 2.6 | 19.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Greenfield. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Greenfield.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
No one died in a crash on Greenfield’s roads in 2019–2023
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 Greenfield’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Greenfield’s own rate (0.0) 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.
Greenfield and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockbridge Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Rockbridge Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
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 Greenfield. 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 Greenfield’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (995 in 2025); our figure for Greenfield is 997 (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 Greenfield
Is Greenfield, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Greenfield. The nearest Illinois towns with a grade are White Hall (B, 12 mi), Jerseyville (C+, 17 mi), Carlinville (D, 18 mi).
Who polices Greenfield?
Greenfield’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Greenfield”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Greenfield.
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.