It is located in Menard County, IL. It has a population of 1,944 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 61.73 per 10.000 people. There have been 12 arrests in 2017. The city has seen a downtick in arrest records since last year by 0.005%. The majority of crimes committed in Athens are larceny/theft crimes - 9 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the arson - only 0 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 0 felony charges and 12 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2013-2017, the city of Athens averaged 5 violent crimes. Of that total, another 1 was for legacy rape, and 4 was for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Menard county, Illinois with a total number of 4 employees - 0 female, 4 male officers and 0 civilians. Athens PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is IL0650200, it belongs to the East North Central division in the Midwest region with a region code of Region II.