Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Alton has a violent crime rate of 951 per 100,000 residents, 150% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 689.3 per 100,000, robbery at 112.9, rape at 137.1. The murder rate is 12.1 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,705 per 100,000, 38% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,576, burglary at 879, vehicle theft at 226 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 71 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Alton receives a safety grade of F.