Ranking of Illinois Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the Illinois city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Chicago (26,248), followed by Rockford (2,083), East St. Louis (1,350), Springfield (1,138), and Peoria (919).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of Illinois cities with high number of Violent crimes.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Illinois, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent 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.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Illinois cities.

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Related Topics: Illinois FBI UCR 2012 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of Illinois Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Chicago	26248
2	Rockford	2083
3	East St. Louis	1350
4	Springfield	1138
5	Peoria	919
6	Champaign	741
7	Aurora	563
8	Joliet	506
9	Waukegan	420
10	Cicero	379
11	Bloomington	372
12	Decatur	352
13	Harvey	349
14	Danville	328
15	Carbondale	260
16	Elgin	257
17	Chicago Heights	252
18	Maywood	238
19	Kankakee	237
20	Evanston	228
21	Rock Island	222
22	De Kalb	196
23	Mount Vernon	190
24	Quincy	188
25	Bolingbrook	180
26	Riverdale	178
27	Moline	176
27	Pekin	176
28	Granite City	172
29	Herrin	161
30	Urbana	148
31	Zion	145
32	Bellwood	138
33	Skokie	134
34	Washington Park	130
35	Alton	125
36	Galesburg	123
37	Naperville	119
38	Normal	114
39	Berwyn	113
39	Dolton	113
40	Rantoul	112
41	Cairo	108
42	Sauk Village	96
43	Lansing	93
44	Blue Island	89
45	East Moline	87
46	Zeigler	85
47	East Peoria	84
48	Oak Lawn	82
49	North Chicago	80
50	Machesney Park	76
50	South Holland	76
51	Addison	74
52	Cahokia	73
53	Monmouth	71
54	Schaumburg	68
55	Hoffman Estates	66
55	Park Forest	66
56	Des Plaines	65
56	Mattoon	65
57	Country Club Hills	62
57	Crystal Lake	62
58	Summit	60
59	Bethalto	59
60	Hazel Crest	58
60	Lincoln	58
60	Melrose Park	58
61	Jacksonville	57
62	Loves Park	55
62	Metropolis	55
63	Bradley	54
63	Lombard	54
64	Forest Park	53
64	Harrisburg	53
65	Burbank	52
66	Charleston	50
67	Macomb	48
67	Murphysboro	48
68	Richton Park	47
69	Fairview Heights	45
69	Hanover Park	45
70	Canton	44
71	Bridgeview	43
71	Sterling	43
71	Tinley Park	43
72	Midlothian	42
73	Arlington Heights	41
73	Collinsville	41
73	Kewanee	41
74	Caseyville	40
74	Villa Park	40
75	Glenview	39
76	Woodridge	38
77	Freeport	37
77	Woodstock	37
78	Alsip	36
78	Carol Stream	36
78	Highland Park	36
78	South Elgin	36
79	Matteson	35
79	McHenry	35
79	Olney	35
79	Plainfield	35
79	Round Lake Beach	35
80	Evergreen Park	34
80	Fairfield	34
80	Streamwood	34
81	Batavia	33
81	Crest Hill	33
82	Dupo	32
82	Elmhurst	32
82	Grayslake	32
82	Mount Prospect	32
82	Robinson	32
82	Taylorville	32
83	Bartlett	31
83	Carpentersville	31
83	Casey	31
83	Hoopeston	31
83	North Aurora	31
83	O'Fallon	31
83	Vandalia	31
83	Wheeling	31
84	Jerseyville	30
84	Romeoville	30
85	Algonquin	29
85	Brookfield	29
85	Chicago Ridge	29
85	Downers Grove	29
85	Elmwood Park	29
85	Havana	29
85	Oak Forest	29
85	Palatine	29
85	Rock Falls	29
85	Wood River	29
86	Broadview	28
86	Round Lake	28
87	Franklin Park	27
87	Glendale Heights	27
87	Gurnee	27
87	Westmont	27
88	Fox Lake	26
88	Mundelein	26
89	Bartonville	25
89	Effingham	25
89	Homewood	25
89	Ottawa	25
89	Tuscola	25
89	West Frankfort	25
90	Niles	24
90	West Chicago	24
91	Beardstown	23
91	Morris	23
91	Shiloh	23
92	Glenwood	22
92	Godfrey	22
92	Morton	22
92	Mount Carmel	22
92	Newton	22
92	Park Ridge	22
92	Washington	22
92	Yorkville	22
93	Carlinville	21
93	Chillicothe	21
93	Elk Grove Village	21
93	Girard	21
93	Rolling Meadows	21
94	Edwardsville	20
94	Norridge	20
94	Silvis	20
94	Wilmington	20
95	Carrollton	19
95	New Lenox	19
96	Georgetown	18
96	Lisle	18
96	Lyons	18
96	Montgomery	18
96	Peoria Heights	18
96	St. Charles	18
96	Vernon Hills	18
97	Anna	17
97	Dixon	17
97	Greenup	17
97	River Forest	17
97	South Beloit	17
97	White Hall	17
98	Crestwood	16
98	Crete	16
98	Eldorado	16
98	Glen Ellyn	16
98	Justice	16
98	Orland Park	16
98	Oswego	16
98	Riverton	16
98	Willowbrook	16
99	Antioch	15
99	East Alton	15
99	Hickory Hills	15
99	Lockport	15
99	Red Bud	15
99	Swansea	15
99	Westchester	15
99	Winthrop Harbor	15
100	La Grange	14
100	Lake Forest	14
100	Lemont	14
100	Prospect Heights	14
100	Sauget	14
100	Seneca	14
100	Steger	14
101	Bloomingdale	13
101	Darien	13
101	Mendota	13
101	Nokomis	13
101	Northlake	13
101	Posen	13
101	Princeton	13
101	Sycamore	13
102	Braidwood	12
102	Farmington	12
102	Harvard	12
102	Heyworth	12
102	Maryville	12
102	Roselle	12
102	Stone Park	12
102	Wheaton	12
103	Burnham	11
103	Lincolnwood	11
103	Litchfield	11
103	Milan	11
103	Mokena	11
103	Oblong	11
103	Phoenix	11
103	Schiller Park	11
103	Tilton	11
103	Virden	11
103	West City	11
103	Wilmette	11
104	Berkeley	10
104	Columbia	10
104	Du Quoin	10
104	Frankfort	10
104	Freeburg	10
104	Hampshire	10
104	Lake Villa	10
104	McCook	10
104	Northbrook	10
104	Peru	10
104	Pinckneyville	10
104	South Chicago Heights	10
104	Wauconda	10
105	Chester	9
105	East Dubuque	9
105	Flossmoor	9
105	Highland	9
105	Morrison	9
105	River Grove	9
105	Rockton	9
105	Shorewood	9
105	Stockton	9
106	Amboy	8
106	Benton	8
106	Cary	8
106	Countryside	8
106	Elmwood	8
106	Genoa	8
106	Glen Carbon	8
106	Harwood Heights	8
106	Lake Zurich	8
106	North Riverside	8
106	Salem	8
106	Streator	8
106	Westville	8
107	Carlyle	7
107	Cherry Valley	7
107	Fairmont City	7
107	Highwood	7
107	Island Lake	7
107	Knoxville	7
107	Lawrenceville	7
107	Monticello	7
107	Oakwood Hills	7
107	Olympia Fields	7
107	Oquawka	7
107	Peotone	7
107	Rosemont	7
107	Roxana	7
107	Spring Valley	7
107	Thomasboro	7
108	Breese	6
108	Campton Hills	6
108	El Paso	6
108	Gillespie	6
108	Glasford	6
108	Hillsboro	6
108	Hodgkins	6
108	Homer Glen	6
108	Huntley	6
108	Indian Head Park	6
108	La Salle	6
108	Leland	6
108	Lindenhurst	6
108	Mount Zion	6
108	Oglesby	6
108	Palos Heights	6
108	Palos Hills	6
108	Watseka	6
108	Wood Dale	6
109	Arthur	5
109	Buffalo Grove	5
109	Eureka	5
109	Gibson City	5
109	Hampton	5
109	Libertyville	5
109	Manhattan	5
109	Marseilles	5
109	Oakbrook Terrace	5
109	Palestine	5
109	Pana	5
109	Plano	5
109	South Pekin	5
109	Sparta	5
109	Thornton	5
109	Warrensburg	5
109	Warrenville	5
109	Worth	5
110	Arcola	4
110	Blue Mound	4
110	De Pue	4
110	Divernon	4
110	Elwood	4
110	Flora	4
110	Fulton	4
110	Geneseo	4
110	Grandview	4
110	Kincaid	4
110	La Grange Park	4
110	Mahomet	4
110	Merrionette Park	4
110	Minooka	4
110	Momence	4
110	Morton Grove	4
110	Mount Sterling	4
110	New Athens	4
110	Norris City	4
110	Palos Park	4
110	Paxton	4
110	Pingree Grove	4
110	Tolono	4
110	Vienna	4
110	West Dundee	4
110	Willow Springs	4
110	Winnetka	4
111	Altamont	3
111	Coal Valley	3
111	Cobden	3
111	Cortland	3
111	Deerfield	3
111	Elburn	3
111	Fairbury	3
111	Gilberts	3
111	Godley	3
111	Hanover	3
111	Lacon	3
111	Mount Morris	3
111	Moweaqua	3
111	Neoga	3
111	Oak Brook	3
111	Polo	3
111	Pontoon Beach	3
111	Ramsey	3
111	Raymond	3
111	Sugar Grove	3
111	Winnebago	3
112	Albion	2
112	Atwood	2
112	Barrington Hills	2
112	Barry	2
112	Beecher	2
112	Burr Ridge	2
112	Catlin	2
112	Central City	2
112	Channahon	2
112	Coal City	2
112	Delavan	2
112	De Soto	2
112	Dwight	2
112	Elizabeth	2
112	Fox River Grove	2
112	Galena	2
112	Geneva	2
112	Greenville	2
112	Hartford	2
112	Hinsdale	2
112	Hometown	2
112	Hudson	2
112	Itasca	2
112	Lincolnshire	2
112	Lovington	2
112	Maple Park	2
112	Marine	2
112	Maroa	2
112	Meredosia	2
112	Monee	2
112	Mount Olive	2
112	Mount Pulaski	2
112	Northfield	2
112	Riverside	2
112	Rockdale	2
112	Sherman	2
112	Sleepy Hollow	2
112	St. Anne	2
112	Waverly	2
113	Armington	1
113	Aviston	1
113	Bannockburn	1
113	Barrington	1
113	Benld	1
113	Cambridge	1
113	Chenoa	1
113	Colchester	1
113	Deer Creek	1
113	Earlville	1
113	East Dundee	1
113	Gifford	1
113	Greenfield	1
113	Herscher	1
113	Homer	1
113	Martinsville	1
113	Mascoutah	1
113	Millstadt	1
113	Oakwood	1
113	Okawville	1
113	Raleigh	1
113	Rankin	1
113	Ridge Farm	1
113	Riverwoods	1
113	Ruma	1
113	Rushville	1
113	Sidell	1
113	South Barrington	1
113	Spring Grove	1
113	Stonington	1
113	Tonica	1
113	Western Springs	1
113	Willisville	1
114	Albany	0
114	Albers	0
114	Ashland	0
114	Belgium	0
114	Blandinsville	0
114	Brighton	0
114	Byron	0
114	Carthage	0
114	Chebanse	0
114	Clayton	0
114	Colfax	0
114	Davis	0
114	Diamond	0
114	Easton	0
114	Fairmount	0
114	Fayetteville	0
114	Findlay	0
114	Fithian	0
114	Forest View	0
114	Franklin Grove	0
114	Germantown	0
114	Glencoe	0
114	Goodfield	0
114	Grafton	0
114	Grantfork	0
114	Grant Park	0
114	Granville	0
114	Hawthorn Woods	0
114	Henning	0
114	Hopedale	0
114	Indianola	0
114	Inverness	0
114	Irving	0
114	Irvington	0
114	Kenilworth	0
114	Kildeer	0
114	Kingston	0
114	Lake Bluff	0
114	Lakewood	0
114	Loami	0
114	Malta	0
114	McLean	0
114	Milledgeville	0
114	Mount Carroll	0
114	Norwood	0
114	Orion	0
114	Pawnee	0
114	Pierron	0
114	Pittsfield	0
114	Pleasant Hill	0
114	Pleasant Plains	0
114	Potomac	0
114	Richmond	0
114	Round Lake Park	0
114	Smithton	0
114	Stronghurst	0
114	Teutopolis	0
114	Tower Lakes	0
114	Valmeyer	0
114	Virginia	0
114	Warsaw	0
114	Waterloo	0
114	Wayne	0
114	Winfield	0
114	Witt	0
114	Woodhull	0