East Alton, ILLINOIS historical crime data and statistics


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How safe & how much crime is there in East Alton, ILLINOIS? (population: 6450)
Crimes Absolute numbers of crimes Average percentage chance of being a victim in
One YearFive YearsTen YearsTwenty Years
Murders 10%0%0%0%
Robberies20%0%0%1%
Aggr. Assault90%1%1%3%
Burglary482%11%20%36%
Theft2644%19%34%57%
Auto Theft160%1%3%5%

Theft ring targeting vehicles in Metro East - KMOV.com

Theft ring targeting vehicles in Metro East
KMOV.com
(KMOV.com) – Metro East officials are battling a group of thieves targeting cars in parking lots. Police say the group is highly organized, and has been hitting cars in several Illinois cities from February through this week. Thieves have hit cars in ...


Thu, 09 May 2013 03:51:37 GMT


Officer runs burglary suspect down - Alton Telegraph

Officer runs burglary suspect down
Alton Telegraph
Besides Alton police, officers from Granite City, Hartford, Wood River and Illinois State Police joined in the vehicle pursuit and arrest. Police plan to seek two counts of burglary against the suspect today. The man allegedly had gotten inside another ...

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Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:10:11 GMT
Stories planned for the Wednesday, May 15, 2013, Herald-Whig - Quincy Herald Whig

Stories planned for the Wednesday, May 15, 2013, Herald-Whig
Quincy Herald Whig
The aging former football star is asking for a new trial, saying his lawyer gave him bad advice -- including telling him it was OK to retrieve the memorabilia he's accused of taking in an armed robbery. BRIEFLY: North Korea says American citizen ...


Wed, 15 May 2013 12:15:59 GMT
St. Louis man charged with Alton burglaries - Alton Telegraph

St. Louis man charged with Alton burglaries
Alton Telegraph
The Madison County State's Attorney's Office charged Ronald C. Watson, 41, of St. Louis, on Tuesday with two counts of residential burglary and aggravated fleeing police at 21 mph or more. Court records list a previous ... Seeing the patrol car, the ...


Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:22:19 GMT
Schnucks urges card users to check accounts - Belleville News Democrat

Belleville News Democrat

Schnucks urges card users to check accounts
Belleville News Democrat
The Illinois Attorney General's Office has received about a dozen inquiries and complaints about theft linked to purchases made through card transactions at Schnucks stores. Spokesman Scott Mulford said most of those cases were unauthorized charges and ...

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Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:03:46 GMT
Granite City arrest reports for the week of April 24 - STLtoday.com

Granite City arrest reports for the week of April 24
STLtoday.com
On April 16, a 25-year-old resident of the 4900 block of Carl Street was arrested on the 300 block of West Pontoon Road on the charge of retail theft under $300, second subsequent offense. • On April 15, a 50-year-old resident of the 800 block of Alton ...

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Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:02:33 GMT




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Disclaimer: The information presented here are for the general population, assume the same rate of crime in the future, and an evenly distributed amount of crime throughout the city in question. They are not meant to accurately predict whether one person in particular will be a victim of crime. Percentages are based on the population of the city/town in question, except for burglaries, which are based on the number of households.