According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Galena is safer than 87% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Illinois, only on the order of 19% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Galena. If you live in Galena, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 362. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Galena has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Galena is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Galena does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Galena.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Galena occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Galena; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 542. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Galena compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Galena is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Galena is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.