Ranking of Illinois Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2012
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the Illinois city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Chicago (138,714), followed by Rockford (9,763), Springfield (8,124), Peoria (5,993), and Joliet (4,419).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of Illinois cities with high number of Total crimes.
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Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Total crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Illinois Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2012
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 138714 |
| 2 | Rockford | 9763 |
| 3 | Springfield | 8124 |
| 4 | Peoria | 5993 |
| 5 | Joliet | 4419 |
| 6 | Aurora | 4157 |
| 7 | Champaign | 3458 |
| 8 | East St. Louis | 3214 |
| 9 | Waukegan | 3135 |
| 10 | Decatur | 2830 |
| 11 | Cicero | 2622 |
| 12 | Schaumburg | 2559 |
| 13 | Danville | 2329 |
| 14 | Evanston | 2299 |
| 15 | Elgin | 2251 |
| 16 | Bloomington | 2181 |
| 17 | Naperville | 2179 |
| 18 | Harvey | 1846 |
| 19 | Skokie | 1719 |
| 20 | Urbana | 1604 |
| 21 | Berwyn | 1554 |
| 22 | Moline | 1541 |
| 23 | Dolton | 1539 |
| 24 | De Kalb | 1521 |
| 25 | Quincy | 1500 |
| 26 | Gurnee | 1474 |
| 27 | Kankakee | 1463 |
| 28 | Normal | 1429 |
| 29 | Lansing | 1427 |
| 30 | Chicago Heights | 1393 |
| 31 | Orland Park | 1378 |
| 32 | Alton | 1365 |
| 33 | Carbondale | 1364 |
| 34 | Rock Island | 1359 |
| 35 | Bolingbrook | 1332 |
| 36 | Maywood | 1235 |
| 37 | Galesburg | 1225 |
| 38 | Oak Lawn | 1223 |
| 39 | Lombard | 1199 |
| 40 | Zion | 1187 |
| 41 | Pekin | 1099 |
| 42 | Mount Vernon | 1095 |
| 43 | Fairview Heights | 1075 |
| 44 | East Peoria | 1041 |
| 45 | Granite City | 1028 |
| 46 | Downers Grove | 1027 |
| 47 | Arlington Heights | 1024 |
| 48 | Des Plaines | 1009 |
| 49 | Freeport | 981 |
| 50 | Palatine | 925 |
| 51 | Tinley Park | 885 |
| 52 | Crystal Lake | 873 |
| 53 | Loves Park | 867 |
| 54 | Romeoville | 860 |
| 55 | Cahokia | 834 |
| 56 | Addison | 812 |
| 56 | Norridge | 812 |
| 57 | Matteson | 810 |
| 58 | Bradley | 807 |
| 59 | Collinsville | 806 |
| 60 | Bellwood | 799 |
| 61 | Round Lake Beach | 794 |
| 62 | Forest Park | 793 |
| 63 | Hoffman Estates | 780 |
| 64 | Mount Prospect | 779 |
| 65 | Niles | 774 |
| 66 | Park Forest | 768 |
| 67 | Lincolnwood | 757 |
| 68 | Alsip | 749 |
| 69 | Streamwood | 738 |
| 70 | Homewood | 733 |
| 71 | Elk Grove Village | 705 |
| 72 | O'Fallon | 698 |
| 73 | Machesney Park | 681 |
| 74 | Bloomingdale | 673 |
| 75 | Riverdale | 672 |
| 76 | Elmhurst | 656 |
| 77 | Chicago Ridge | 646 |
| 77 | Sterling | 646 |
| 78 | Sauk Village | 645 |
| 79 | Hazel Crest | 642 |
| 80 | East Moline | 641 |
| 81 | Burbank | 632 |
| 82 | Blue Island | 624 |
| 83 | Glendale Heights | 618 |
| 84 | North Riverside | 610 |
| 85 | Evergreen Park | 608 |
| 86 | Oak Brook | 606 |
| 87 | Wheaton | 596 |
| 88 | Vernon Hills | 594 |
| 89 | South Holland | 591 |
| 90 | Herrin | 586 |
| 91 | Monmouth | 583 |
| 92 | Wheeling | 577 |
| 93 | Bridgeview | 574 |
| 94 | Carpentersville | 570 |
| 95 | Crestwood | 565 |
| 95 | Woodridge | 565 |
| 96 | Melrose Park | 559 |
| 97 | Northbrook | 544 |
| 98 | Plainfield | 539 |
| 99 | Kewanee | 535 |
| 100 | Country Club Hills | 534 |
| 101 | Morris | 533 |
| 102 | Algonquin | 532 |
| 103 | Carol Stream | 531 |
| 104 | St. Charles | 529 |
| 105 | Glenview | 520 |
| 106 | Batavia | 518 |
| 106 | Oswego | 518 |
| 107 | Murphysboro | 510 |
| 108 | Villa Park | 497 |
| 109 | Park Ridge | 488 |
| 110 | Hanover Park | 485 |
| 111 | Oak Forest | 480 |
| 112 | Elmwood Park | 479 |
| 113 | Lincoln | 478 |
| 114 | Rock Falls | 476 |
| 115 | Wood River | 473 |
| 116 | Macomb | 466 |
| 117 | Edwardsville | 459 |
| 118 | Ottawa | 455 |
| 119 | McHenry | 453 |
| 120 | Broadview | 451 |
| 121 | Effingham | 449 |
| 122 | Grayslake | 447 |
| 123 | Mattoon | 445 |
| 124 | Streator | 440 |
| 125 | Jacksonville | 431 |
| 125 | Wilmette | 431 |
| 126 | Westmont | 420 |
| 126 | Woodstock | 420 |
| 127 | Morton Grove | 414 |
| 128 | Crest Hill | 411 |
| 129 | Canton | 403 |
| 130 | Richton Park | 402 |
| 131 | Franklin Park | 399 |
| 132 | Highland Park | 398 |
| 133 | Dixon | 389 |
| 134 | Montgomery | 387 |
| 135 | Rantoul | 385 |
| 135 | Rolling Meadows | 385 |
| 136 | Summit | 384 |
| 137 | Glen Ellyn | 383 |
| 138 | West Chicago | 379 |
| 139 | Buffalo Grove | 378 |
| 140 | Northlake | 372 |
| 141 | Mundelein | 365 |
| 142 | South Elgin | 359 |
| 143 | Salem | 353 |
| 144 | Steger | 352 |
| 145 | Bartlett | 349 |
| 146 | Brookfield | 342 |
| 147 | Olney | 338 |
| 148 | Lockport | 332 |
| 149 | New Lenox | 326 |
| 150 | Darien | 325 |
| 150 | Jerseyville | 325 |
| 151 | Cairo | 320 |
| 151 | River Forest | 320 |
| 152 | Roselle | 319 |
| 153 | Libertyville | 318 |
| 154 | Metropolis | 317 |
| 154 | Midlothian | 317 |
| 155 | Cherry Valley | 315 |
| 156 | North Aurora | 311 |
| 157 | Fox Lake | 306 |
| 158 | East Alton | 297 |
| 158 | Silvis | 297 |
| 159 | Swansea | 295 |
| 160 | Godfrey | 294 |
| 161 | Lake Zurich | 293 |
| 162 | Washington Park | 283 |
| 163 | Hodgkins | 281 |
| 163 | Yorkville | 281 |
| 164 | Geneva | 276 |
| 165 | Lisle | 275 |
| 165 | North Chicago | 275 |
| 166 | Glenwood | 269 |
| 167 | Benton | 268 |
| 168 | Taylorville | 267 |
| 169 | Sycamore | 266 |
| 170 | Hickory Hills | 260 |
| 171 | Westchester | 259 |
| 172 | Mount Carmel | 257 |
| 173 | West Dundee | 254 |
| 174 | Lemont | 250 |
| 175 | Countryside | 248 |
| 176 | Bethalto | 243 |
| 176 | Shiloh | 243 |
| 177 | Harrisburg | 241 |
| 177 | Vandalia | 241 |
| 178 | Peru | 239 |
| 179 | Mokena | 238 |
| 180 | River Grove | 237 |
| 181 | Hoopeston | 236 |
| 182 | Schiller Park | 234 |
| 183 | Rosemont | 233 |
| 184 | Litchfield | 231 |
| 185 | Bartonville | 228 |
| 185 | Peoria Heights | 228 |
| 185 | Wood Dale | 228 |
| 186 | Antioch | 227 |
| 187 | Cary | 224 |
| 188 | Huntley | 220 |
| 189 | Deerfield | 214 |
| 190 | Round Lake | 212 |
| 191 | Lyons | 211 |
| 192 | Crete | 204 |
| 192 | Frankfort | 204 |
| 193 | Fairfield | 201 |
| 193 | Shorewood | 201 |
| 193 | Willowbrook | 201 |
| 194 | La Salle | 200 |
| 195 | Island Lake | 196 |
| 196 | Morton | 194 |
| 197 | Eldorado | 193 |
| 198 | Homer Glen | 192 |
| 199 | Princeton | 189 |
| 200 | Hinsdale | 183 |
| 201 | Carlinville | 182 |
| 202 | La Grange | 181 |
| 202 | South Beloit | 181 |
| 203 | Robinson | 180 |
| 204 | Charleston | 178 |
| 205 | Washington | 177 |
| 206 | Mendota | 176 |
| 207 | Posen | 175 |
| 208 | South Chicago Heights | 173 |
| 208 | Winnetka | 173 |
| 209 | Burnham | 172 |
| 210 | Watseka | 167 |
| 211 | Flossmoor | 166 |
| 211 | Wauconda | 166 |
| 212 | Flora | 162 |
| 212 | Milan | 162 |
| 212 | Sparta | 162 |
| 213 | Warrenville | 160 |
| 214 | Burr Ridge | 157 |
| 215 | Prospect Heights | 156 |
| 216 | Justice | 155 |
| 217 | Barrington | 151 |
| 218 | Minooka | 150 |
| 219 | Zeigler | 149 |
| 220 | Chillicothe | 148 |
| 221 | Anna | 147 |
| 221 | Caseyville | 147 |
| 221 | Palos Hills | 147 |
| 222 | Harvard | 144 |
| 222 | West Frankfort | 144 |
| 223 | Plano | 143 |
| 224 | Wilmington | 142 |
| 225 | Riverside | 141 |
| 226 | Harwood Heights | 135 |
| 226 | Highland | 135 |
| 227 | Coal City | 133 |
| 228 | Dupo | 130 |
| 228 | Palos Heights | 130 |
| 228 | Rockton | 130 |
| 229 | Braidwood | 128 |
| 230 | Worth | 126 |
| 231 | Riverton | 123 |
| 232 | Greenville | 122 |
| 232 | Spring Valley | 122 |
| 233 | Oakbrook Terrace | 121 |
| 234 | Olympia Fields | 117 |
| 235 | Pontoon Beach | 116 |
| 236 | Winthrop Harbor | 115 |
| 237 | Du Quoin | 112 |
| 237 | Pana | 112 |
| 238 | La Grange Park | 111 |
| 239 | Lawrenceville | 107 |
| 240 | Stone Park | 106 |
| 241 | Havana | 105 |
| 241 | South Barrington | 105 |
| 242 | Lake Villa | 104 |
| 242 | Mahomet | 104 |
| 243 | Berkeley | 102 |
| 243 | Columbia | 102 |
| 243 | Fox River Grove | 102 |
| 243 | Geneseo | 102 |
| 244 | Oglesby | 100 |
| 245 | Sauget | 97 |
| 246 | Glencoe | 94 |
| 246 | Lindenhurst | 94 |
| 246 | Tuscola | 94 |
| 247 | Itasca | 93 |
| 248 | Channahon | 90 |
| 249 | Hampshire | 87 |
| 250 | Fairbury | 86 |
| 250 | Mascoutah | 86 |
| 251 | Lincolnshire | 85 |
| 252 | Hillsboro | 84 |
| 252 | Nokomis | 84 |
| 253 | Georgetown | 83 |
| 254 | Glen Carbon | 81 |
| 255 | Elmwood | 80 |
| 256 | Seneca | 78 |
| 257 | Carlyle | 77 |
| 258 | Virden | 76 |
| 259 | Northfield | 73 |
| 260 | Farmington | 72 |
| 261 | Gillespie | 71 |
| 261 | Monee | 71 |
| 262 | West City | 68 |
| 263 | Genoa | 66 |
| 263 | Tilton | 66 |
| 263 | Tolono | 66 |
| 264 | Casey | 64 |
| 264 | Highwood | 64 |
| 264 | Hometown | 64 |
| 265 | Lake Bluff | 63 |
| 265 | Manhattan | 63 |
| 265 | Momence | 63 |
| 265 | Winnebago | 63 |
| 266 | El Paso | 62 |
| 267 | East Dundee | 61 |
| 267 | Eureka | 61 |
| 267 | Westville | 61 |
| 268 | Goodfield | 60 |
| 268 | Paxton | 60 |
| 269 | Carrollton | 59 |
| 269 | Merrionette Park | 59 |
| 269 | Waterloo | 59 |
| 270 | Newton | 58 |
| 271 | Dwight | 57 |
| 271 | Morrison | 57 |
| 271 | Thornton | 57 |
| 272 | Peotone | 56 |
| 272 | Rushville | 56 |
| 272 | White Hall | 56 |
| 273 | Byron | 55 |
| 273 | Freeburg | 55 |
| 273 | Greenup | 55 |
| 273 | Lake Forest | 55 |
| 273 | Sugar Grove | 55 |
| 274 | Fairmont City | 54 |
| 274 | Winfield | 54 |
| 275 | Delavan | 53 |
| 275 | Roxana | 53 |
| 276 | Martinsville | 52 |
| 276 | Spring Grove | 52 |
| 276 | Western Springs | 52 |
| 277 | Earlville | 51 |
| 277 | Knoxville | 51 |
| 278 | Campton Hills | 50 |
| 278 | Grandview | 50 |
| 278 | Hawthorn Woods | 50 |
| 278 | Maryville | 50 |
| 279 | Carthage | 49 |
| 279 | Phoenix | 49 |
| 280 | Diamond | 48 |
| 280 | Marseilles | 48 |
| 280 | Mount Zion | 48 |
| 281 | Amboy | 47 |
| 282 | Fulton | 46 |
| 282 | Vienna | 46 |
| 283 | Arthur | 45 |
| 283 | Beardstown | 45 |
| 283 | Chester | 45 |
| 283 | Gibson City | 45 |
| 283 | Heyworth | 45 |
| 283 | Red Bud | 45 |
| 284 | Beecher | 44 |
| 284 | Breese | 44 |
| 284 | Palos Park | 44 |
| 285 | Coal Valley | 43 |
| 285 | McCook | 43 |
| 286 | Barrington Hills | 42 |
| 286 | Elwood | 42 |
| 287 | Chenoa | 41 |
| 287 | Elburn | 41 |
| 287 | Willow Springs | 41 |
| 288 | Bannockburn | 40 |
| 288 | Catlin | 40 |
| 288 | Indian Head Park | 40 |
| 288 | Monticello | 40 |
| 288 | Polo | 40 |
| 289 | Arcola | 38 |
| 289 | Forest View | 38 |
| 290 | Central City | 37 |
| 290 | Cortland | 37 |
| 290 | Galena | 37 |
| 290 | Mount Morris | 37 |
| 291 | East Dubuque | 36 |
| 291 | New Athens | 36 |
| 291 | Oquawka | 36 |
| 291 | Richmond | 36 |
| 292 | Altamont | 34 |
| 292 | Inverness | 34 |
| 292 | Sleepy Hollow | 34 |
| 292 | St. Anne | 34 |
| 293 | Blue Mound | 33 |
| 293 | Deer Creek | 33 |
| 293 | Gilberts | 33 |
| 293 | Millstadt | 33 |
| 293 | Pinckneyville | 33 |
| 293 | Thomasboro | 33 |
| 294 | Colfax | 32 |
| 294 | Kildeer | 32 |
| 294 | Mount Carroll | 32 |
| 294 | Stockton | 32 |
| 294 | Warsaw | 32 |
| 295 | Girard | 31 |
| 295 | Hampton | 31 |
| 295 | Hartford | 31 |
| 295 | Lakewood | 31 |
| 295 | Oblong | 31 |
| 296 | Kenilworth | 30 |
| 297 | Rockdale | 29 |
| 298 | Mount Sterling | 26 |
| 298 | Pingree Grove | 26 |
| 298 | Riverwoods | 26 |
| 299 | Meredosia | 25 |
| 300 | Ramsey | 23 |
| 301 | De Pue | 22 |
| 301 | Lacon | 22 |
| 301 | Milledgeville | 22 |
| 301 | Neoga | 22 |
| 301 | Okawville | 22 |
| 301 | Sherman | 22 |
| 302 | Moweaqua | 21 |
| 302 | Oakwood Hills | 21 |
| 302 | South Pekin | 21 |
| 303 | Smithton | 20 |
| 304 | Albion | 19 |
| 305 | Lovington | 18 |
| 305 | Mount Olive | 18 |
| 305 | Pleasant Hill | 18 |
| 305 | Warrensburg | 18 |
| 306 | Atwood | 17 |
| 306 | Leland | 17 |
| 306 | Palestine | 17 |
| 307 | Cobden | 16 |
| 307 | Findlay | 16 |
| 307 | Godley | 16 |
| 307 | Grafton | 16 |
| 307 | Irvington | 16 |
| 307 | Maroa | 16 |
| 308 | Herscher | 15 |
| 308 | Wayne | 15 |
| 309 | Cambridge | 14 |
| 309 | Fayetteville | 14 |
| 309 | Grant Park | 14 |
| 309 | Pawnee | 14 |
| 310 | Ashland | 13 |
| 311 | Albany | 12 |
| 311 | Colchester | 12 |
| 311 | De Soto | 12 |
| 311 | Hanover | 12 |
| 311 | Loami | 12 |
| 311 | Oakwood | 12 |
| 312 | Divernon | 11 |
| 312 | Granville | 11 |
| 312 | Greenfield | 11 |
| 312 | Irving | 11 |
| 312 | Norris City | 11 |
| 312 | Orion | 11 |
| 312 | Waverly | 11 |
| 313 | Franklin Grove | 10 |
| 313 | Kincaid | 10 |
| 313 | Malta | 10 |
| 313 | Ridge Farm | 10 |
| 313 | Teutopolis | 10 |
| 313 | Valmeyer | 10 |
| 314 | Brighton | 9 |
| 314 | Germantown | 9 |
| 314 | Maple Park | 9 |
| 314 | Raleigh | 9 |
| 314 | Stonington | 9 |
| 315 | Homer | 8 |
| 315 | Hudson | 8 |
| 315 | Kingston | 8 |
| 315 | Round Lake Park | 8 |
| 316 | Hopedale | 7 |
| 316 | Marine | 7 |
| 316 | Mount Pulaski | 7 |
| 316 | Tower Lakes | 7 |
| 316 | Willisville | 7 |
| 317 | Benld | 6 |
| 317 | Glasford | 6 |
| 317 | Potomac | 6 |
| 317 | Tonica | 6 |
| 318 | Armington | 5 |
| 318 | Barry | 5 |
| 318 | McLean | 5 |
| 318 | Pleasant Plains | 5 |
| 318 | Rankin | 5 |
| 318 | Raymond | 5 |
| 319 | Elizabeth | 4 |
| 319 | Ruma | 4 |
| 319 | Woodhull | 4 |
| 320 | Aviston | 3 |
| 320 | Sidell | 3 |
| 320 | Witt | 3 |
| 321 | Albers | 2 |
| 321 | Blandinsville | 2 |
| 321 | Chebanse | 2 |
| 321 | Clayton | 2 |
| 321 | Fairmount | 2 |
| 321 | Gifford | 2 |
| 321 | Stronghurst | 2 |
| 322 | Belgium | 1 |
| 322 | Easton | 1 |
| 322 | Pierron | 1 |
| 322 | Pittsfield | 1 |
| 323 | Davis | 0 |
| 323 | Fithian | 0 |
| 323 | Grantfork | 0 |
| 323 | Henning | 0 |
| 323 | Indianola | 0 |
| 323 | Norwood | 0 |
| 323 | Virginia | 0 |