CrimeMetric

Crime in Illinois

Major crime across Illinois is 7% below the U.S. rate per resident: 31% lower for persons crimes and about the same for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 9.6% from a year earlier. Of the 1 place below, 1 is more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
93
7% below the U.S. rate
down 9.6% in a year
Persons crimes
69
31% below the U.S. rate
down 14.4% in a year
Property crimes
99
about the U.S. rate
down 8.9% in a year
Social disorder
109
9% above the U.S. rate
down 12.0% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in Illinois, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

PlaceIndexAgainst Illinois
Chicago1791.9 times

The largest places in Illinois that we publish so far, largest first. More are added in batches.

Crime by type

Vandalism and motor vehicle theft are highest, at about 47% above the U.S. rate

Every block group in Illinois, including towns and unincorporated areas, against the U.S. rate per resident.

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault121
Murder113
Robbery105
Aggravated assault54

Property crimes

Motor vehicle theft146
Other larceny112
Shoplifting98
Burglary79
Theft from vehicle59

Social disorder

Vandalism147
Simple assault123
Weapons violations115
Disorderly conduct114
Trespassing114
Intimidation93
Drugs and alcohol58

How crime varies across Illinois

Share of Illinois residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5050.2%
  • 50–10023.1%
  • 100–20015.7%
  • 200–4008.1%
  • 400+2.9%

97.6% of Illinois residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

9,898 block groups and 12,796,143 residents. How the estimates are made