Not sure if crime in Carbondale is up or down. The police department says it'd down, the Arbor District says it's up. Illinois State Police statistics appear to support the Arbor District, but as the ISP site says:
"Caution should be exercised when reviewing and using this information. Many social factors
related to crime and a community’s population must be considered when making statistical
comparisons. For example, a community may have a small residential population but a large
transient population due to a substantial number of employers, motels, entertainment attractions,
etc., within its jurisdiction. A large transient population increases the potential for criminal behavior
within a small jurisdiction. The resulting higher population-based crime rate calculation does not
compensate for a transient population. The final statistics can lend to the impression that crime is
more prevalent due to the exclusion of the transient population in calculation processes."
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