Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPolicing and crime in West Frankfort, IL
Within a 25-mile drive lie 8 towns that have a grade. Herrin is the only graded town within 10 miles. West Frankfort has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.
The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herrin | C− | 9 mi | 3.7 | 23.1 |
| Marion | C− | 11 mi | 3.7 | 22.9 |
| Ina | A+ | 17 mi | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Du Quoin | B+ | 18 mi | 1.8 | 5.1 |
| Carbondale | D− | 20 mi | 9.2 | 31.4 |
| Carrier Mills | B | 22 mi | 0.8 | 10.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of West Frankfort. Nearby towns can differ a lot from West Frankfort.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
11 people died in crashes on West Frankfort’s roads in 2019–2023
West Frankfort had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which 11 people died; 2 were pedestrians. Most of these deaths (9 of 11) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is 30.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Illinois towns of 5,000–25,000 people (6.8, 412 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.
West Frankfort and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 West Frankfort
Is West Frankfort, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for West Frankfort. The nearest Illinois towns with a grade are Herrin (C−, 9 mi), Marion (C−, 11 mi), Ina (A+, 17 mi).
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.