Ranking of Illinois Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015

Updated on November 24, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, among Illinois cities with a population of at least 10K, East St. Louis had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (3,340.1), followed by Rockford (1,585.26), Danville (1,410.03), Mount Vernon (1,339.58), and Harvey (1,178.98).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2015, and the table below shows the ranking of Illinois cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Illinois Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
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Ranking of Illinois Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 East St. Louis 3340.10
2 Rockford 1585.26
3 Danville 1410.03
4 Mount Vernon 1339.58
5 Harvey 1178.98
6 Springfield 1070.37
7 Maywood 973.45
8 Chicago 903.84
9 Centralia 773.54
10 Champaign 684.15
11 Peoria 665.14
12 Zion 614.71
13 Calumet City 612.11
14 Chicago Heights 600.77
15 Belleville 559.91
16 Decatur 515.65
17 Quincy 502.03
18 Bellwood 500.78
19 Alton 488.84
20 De Kalb 474.50
21 Rantoul 464.30
22 Mattoon 457.98
23 Rock Island 440.97
24 Waukegan 434.42
25 Moline 421.36
26 Galesburg 415.49
27 East Peoria 410.98
28 Streator 409.43
29 Hazel Crest 401.41
30 Carbondale 387.52
31 Bloomington 384.94
32 Kewanee 383.33
33 Macomb 376.48
34 Loves Park 341.30
35 Pekin 337.69
36 Park Forest 331.13
37 East Moline 326.35
38 Aurora 323.33
39 Country Club Hills 318.70
40 Jacksonville 314.33
41 Summit 311.77
42 Joliet 311.51
43 Effingham 308.47
44 South Holland 297.71
45 Machesney Park 296.65
46 Forest Park 295.73
47 Lansing 294.17
48 Lincoln 291.15
49 Bridgeview 290.93
50 Richton Park 283.12
51 Charleston 279.42
52 Freeport 271.65
53 Matteson 265.76
54 Sterling 261.59
55 Fairview Heights 261.11
56 Skokie 236.25
57 Elgin 233.39
58 Addison 227.46
59 Cicero 226.37
60 Herrin 224.25
61 Normal 217.80
62 Bradley 192.04
63 Canton 182.97
64 Bolingbrook 182.90
65 Midlothian 180.82
66 Grayslake 180.54
67 Cahokia 180.16
68 Dixon 177.85
69 Shiloh 176.61
70 Evanston 172.53
71 Fox Lake 170.37
72 River Forest 169.40
73 Round Lake Beach 167.96
74 River Grove 165.35
75 Burbank 157.07
76 Evergreen Park 150.35
77 Troy 149.72
78 Alsip 149.01
79 Carol Stream 148.15
80 Crystal Lake 145.95
81 Crest Hill 144.59
82 McHenry 143.21
83 Glendale Heights 138.72
84 Bourbonnais 135.11
85 Oak Forest 134.65
86 Wheeling 131.26
87 Ottawa 130.79
88 Godfrey 129.75
89 Hickory Hills 126.71
90 Oak Lawn 124.32
91 Streamwood 123.61
92 O'Fallon 123.46
93 Justice 122.66
94 Melrose Park 121.42
95 Edwardsville 120.60
96 Yorkville 119.70
97 Hanover Park 119.17
98 Woodstock 118.76
99 Schiller Park 117.93
100 Montgomery 117.83
101 Franklin Park 114.01
102 Round Lake 113.00
103 Lyons 111.29
104 Lombard 109.07
105 Homewood 107.71
106 Batavia 105.72
107 New Lenox 105.13
108 Shorewood 101.22
109 Elmwood Park 100.12
110 Morris 98.19
111 Warrenville 97.21
112 Bensenville 97.20
113 Chatham 97.11
114 Chicago Ridge 96.80
115 Tinley Park 95.81
116 Villa Park 95.17
117 Roscoe 94.71
118 Lincolnwood 94.41
119 Woodridge 92.61
120 Westmont 91.88
121 Plainfield 91.32
122 Antioch 90.29
123 Sycamore 89.82
124 Elk Grove Village 89.72
125 Northlake 88.84
126 Carpentersville 88.15
127 Naperville 87.02
128 Niles 86.54
129 Glen Ellyn 86.16
130 Prospect Heights 85.08
131 Des Plaines 84.63
132 Westchester 83.20
133 Worth 82.97
134 South Elgin 80.79
135 West Chicago 79.77
136 Oswego 76.98
137 Gurnee 76.94
138 Highland Park 76.93
139 Algonquin 75.42
140 Hoffman Estates 74.36
141 North Aurora 74.32
142 Lisle 74.18
143 Schaumburg 73.28
144 Mokena 71.36
145 Rolling Meadows 69.90
146 La Grange 69.58
147 Roselle 69.28
148 Norridge 68.04
149 Mount Prospect 67.13
150 Lake in the Hills 65.82
151 St. Charles 65.69
152 Bartlett 62.31
153 Cary 61.39
154 Mundelein 59.96
155 Glenview 59.21
156 Libertyville 58.38
157 Downers Grove 58.10
158 Arlington Heights 55.09
159 Palatine 51.74
160 Morton Grove 50.96
161 Geneva 50.46
162 Wood Dale 50.05
163 Darien 49.18
164 Morton 48.33
165 Vernon Hills 45.92
166 Taylorville 45.88
167 Palos Hills 45.30
168 Plano 44.46
169 Orland Park 43.95
170 Washington 43.85
171 Wauconda 43.00
172 Wheaton 42.75
173 Lockport 39.74
174 Lake Zurich 39.72
175 Northbrook 38.50
176 Deerfield 38.01
177 Frankfort 37.64
178 Campton Hills 35.19
179 Channahon 31.68
180 Lemont 29.76
181 Columbia 29.34
182 Elmhurst 28.17
183 Wilmette 25.43
184 Glen Carbon 23.17
185 Huntley 23.14
186 La Grange Park 21.92
187 Lindenhurst 20.71
188 Lake Forest 20.64
189 Homer Glen 20.50
190 Burr Ridge 18.50
191 Hinsdale 17.04
192 Winnetka 15.92
193 Waterloo 9.78
194 Western Springs 7.49
195 Buffalo Grove 4.79
196 Palos Heights 0.00