Ranking of Illinois Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the Illinois city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Chicago (30,126), followed by Rockford (2,444), Springfield (1,301), Peoria (875), and East St. Louis (757).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2016, 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 2016 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of Illinois Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Chicago	30126
2	Rockford	2444
3	Springfield	1301
4	Peoria	875
5	East St. Louis	757
6	Aurora	631
7	Champaign	625
8	Danville	502
9	Joliet	488
10	Waukegan	449
11	Decatur	392
12	Bloomington	307
13	Cicero	264
14	Belleville	253
15	Elgin	236
16	De Kalb	223
17	Calumet City	211
18	Quincy	209
19	Kankakee	203
20	Moline	196
21	Mount Vernon	194
22	Granite City	191
23	Chicago Heights	175
24	Berwyn	170
25	Zion	169
26	Maywood	165
27	Urbana	162
28	Bolingbrook	158
28	Rock Island	158
28	Skokie	158
29	Normal	144
30	Alton	143
31	Pekin	139
32	Carbondale	138
33	Evanston	130
34	Galesburg	124
35	Blue Island	115
36	Lansing	113
37	Oak Park	108
38	Bellwood	103
39	East Peoria	97
40	Naperville	92
41	Centreville	91
41	East Moline	91
42	South Holland	83
43	Charleston	79
43	Loves Park	79
43	Oak Lawn	79
44	Machesney Park	76
45	Park Forest	75
46	Country Club Hills	74
46	Schaumburg	74
47	Macomb	72
48	Harrisburg	71
48	Matteson	71
49	Burbank	70
49	Mattoon	70
50	Cairo	69
51	Belvidere	65
52	Cahokia	64
53	Beardstown	62
54	Hazel Crest	61
54	Jacksonville	61
55	Murphysboro	59
56	Arlington Heights	58
56	Richton Park	58
57	Hoffman Estates	55
58	Sauk Village	54
59	Collinsville	53
59	Rantoul	53
60	Melrose Park	51
61	Addison	50
61	Lombard	50
62	Olney	49
63	Bridgeview	48
63	Freeport	48
63	Tinley Park	48
64	Wheeling	47
65	Forest Park	46
66	Creve Coeur	45
66	Des Plaines	45
66	O'Fallon	45
66	Romeoville	45
67	Crystal Lake	44
67	St. Charles	44
68	Elmwood Park	42
68	Oak Forest	42
69	Evergreen Park	41
69	Fairview Heights	41
69	Glenview	41
70	Bradley	40
70	McHenry	40
71	Hanover Park	39
71	Herrin	39
71	Sterling	39
72	Homewood	38
72	Kewanee	38
72	Lincoln	38
72	Paris	38
72	Round Lake Beach	38
72	Summit	38
73	Midlothian	37
73	Palatine	37
73	Plainfield	37
73	Woodridge	37
73	Wood River	37
74	Carol Stream	36
74	Metropolis	36
75	Monmouth	35
75	Rock Falls	35
76	West Chicago	34
76	Woodstock	34
77	Bartonville	33
77	Downers Grove	33
77	Edwardsville	33
77	Effingham	33
78	Bartlett	32
78	Streator	32
78	Wheaton	32
79	Carpentersville	31
79	Caseyville	31
79	Robinson	31
80	Glendale Heights	30
80	Peoria Heights	30
81	Chicago Ridge	29
81	Niles	29
81	Shiloh	29
81	Shorewood	29
82	Crest Hill	28
83	Franklin Park	27
83	South Elgin	27
84	Batavia	26
84	Broadview	26
84	Elmhurst	26
84	Glen Ellyn	26
84	Grayslake	26
84	Mount Prospect	26
84	Pontiac	26
85	Antioch	25
85	Elk Grove Village	25
85	Havana	25
85	Jerseyville	25
85	New Lenox	25
85	Orland Park	25
85	Oswego	25
85	Rosemont	25
85	Tuscola	25
86	Lake in the Hills	24
86	Mundelein	24
86	Silvis	24
86	Worth	24
87	Gurnee	23
87	Ottawa	23
87	Villa Park	23
87	Westchester	23
88	Lockport	22
88	Westmont	22
89	Bensenville	21
89	Chillicothe	21
89	Fairfield	21
89	Highland Park	21
89	North Aurora	21
89	Salem	21
90	Bourbonnais	20
90	Cary	20
90	Dixon	20
90	East Alton	20
90	Lincolnwood	20
90	Morris	20
90	Steger	20
91	Alsip	19
91	Carlinville	19
91	Dupo	19
91	Prospect Heights	19
91	Round Lake	19
91	Schiller Park	19
91	South Chicago Heights	19
91	Swansea	19
91	Vernon Hills	19
92	Cherry Valley	18
92	Chester	18
92	Du Quoin	18
92	Montgomery	18
92	Roselle	18
92	South Beloit	18
93	Fox Lake	17
93	Hickory Hills	17
93	Hoopeston	17
93	River Forest	17
94	Chatham	16
94	Crete	16
94	Milan	16
94	Northlake	16
94	Palos Hills	16
94	Rolling Meadows	16
94	South Roxana	16
95	Anna	15
95	Brookfield	15
95	Carrollton	15
95	Flossmoor	15
95	Marissa	15
95	Mount Carmel	15
95	North Riverside	15
95	Peru	15
95	Troy	15
95	Virden	15
95	Watseka	15
96	Canton	14
96	Hillsboro	14
96	La Grange	14
96	Lawrenceville	14
96	Morton	14
96	Pana	14
96	Phoenix	14
96	Posen	14
96	Princeton	14
96	Riverton	14
96	St. Elmo	14
96	Washington	14
97	Buffalo Grove	13
97	East Dubuque	13
97	Glenwood	13
97	Lyons	13
97	Norridge	13
97	Riverside	13
97	Wilmington	13
97	Yorkville	13
98	Algonquin	12
98	Burnham	12
98	Nashville	12
98	Park Ridge	12
98	Sycamore	12
99	Geneva	11
99	Lake Villa	11
99	Lake Zurich	11
99	Morton Grove	11
99	Northbrook	11
99	River Grove	11
99	Staunton	11
99	Warrenville	11
99	Wilmette	11
100	Berkeley	10
100	Carlyle	10
100	De Soto	10
100	Eureka	10
100	Fox River Grove	10
100	Gibson City	10
100	Gillespie	10
100	Hampshire	10
100	Oak Brook	10
100	Park City	10
100	Paxton	10
100	Savanna	10
100	Tilton	10
101	Bethalto	9
101	Georgetown	9
101	Lebanon	9
101	Lisle	9
101	Marseilles	9
101	Palestine	9
101	Roscoe	9
102	Carterville	8
102	Fairbury	8
102	Frankfort	8
102	Geneseo	8
102	Harvard	8
102	Island Lake	8
102	Kincaid	8
102	Libertyville	8
102	Marshall	8
102	Nokomis	8
102	Pontoon Beach	8
102	Sandoval	8
102	Sandwich	8
103	Countryside	7
103	Dwight	7
103	El Paso	7
103	Grandview	7
103	Henry	7
103	Hodgkins	7
103	Huntley	7
103	Maryville	7
103	Oblong	7
103	Peotone	7
103	Rockton	7
103	Willowbrook	7
104	Braidwood	6
104	Clarendon Hills	6
104	Colona	6
104	Darien	6
104	East Carondelet	6
104	Eldorado	6
104	Galena	6
104	Glen Carbon	6
104	Greenville	6
104	Homer Glen	6
104	Lemont	6
104	Le Roy	6
104	Marquette Heights	6
104	Mendota	6
104	Morrison	6
104	Oregon	6
104	Roxana	6
104	Stickney	6
104	Stockton	6
104	Winthrop Harbor	6
104	Wood Dale	6
105	Arthur	5
105	Breese	5
105	Coal City	5
105	Deerfield	5
105	Delavan	5
105	Girard	5
105	Grayville	5
105	Hartford	5
105	Hinsdale	5
105	Hometown	5
105	Ina	5
105	Johnsburg	5
105	Litchfield	5
105	Marengo	5
105	Mascoutah	5
105	Mokena	5
105	Monticello	5
105	Oakbrook Terrace	5
105	Pingree Grove	5
105	Round Lake Heights	5
105	Round Lake Park	5
105	West Frankfort	5
105	Westville	5
105	White Hall	5
105	Winnetka	5
105	Wonder Lake	5
106	Brighton	4
106	Cambria	4
106	Campton Hills	4
106	Chenoa	4
106	Coal Valley	4
106	Cobden	4
106	East Hazel Crest	4
106	Flora	4
106	Gilman	4
106	Kirkland	4
106	Lake Bluff	4
106	Lake Forest	4
106	Mahomet	4
106	New Baden	4
106	Oakwood	4
106	Olympia Fields	4
106	Orland Hills	4
106	Pinckneyville	4
106	Rochester	4
106	Rushville	4
106	Sauget	4
106	Shawneetown	4
106	Taylorville	4
106	Tolono	4
106	West Dundee	4
107	Assumption	3
107	Auburn	3
107	Barrington	3
107	Barry	3
107	Beecher	3
107	Bunker Hill	3
107	Cambridge	3
107	Catlin	3
107	Divernon	3
107	Elburn	3
107	Erie	3
107	Farmington	3
107	Forest View	3
107	Freeburg	3
107	Greenfield	3
107	Greenup	3
107	Highwood	3
107	Hudson	3
107	La Grange Park	3
107	La Salle	3
107	Lindenhurst	3
107	Mount Zion	3
107	Oglesby	3
107	Okawville	3
107	Pittsfield	3
107	Pleasant Hill	3
107	Riverwoods	3
107	Spring Grove	3
107	Thornton	3
107	Warrensburg	3
107	Warsaw	3
107	Waterloo	3
107	Willow Springs	3
107	Winfield	3
108	Amboy	2
108	Athens	2
108	Aviston	2
108	Burr Ridge	2
108	Byron	2
108	Christopher	2
108	Cortland	2
108	Energy	2
108	Fisher	2
108	Gilberts	2
108	Glasford	2
108	Hanover	2
108	Itasca	2
108	Jerome	2
108	Kildeer	2
108	Lakemoor	2
108	Lincolnshire	2
108	Manhattan	2
108	Maroa	2
108	McLean	2
108	Monee	2
108	Oakwood Hills	2
108	Palos Heights	2
108	Palos Park	2
108	Red Bud	2
108	Richmond	2
108	Rockdale	2
108	South Barrington	2
108	South Pekin	2
108	Spring Valley	2
108	St. Anne	2
108	Winnebago	2
108	Zeigler	2
109	Altamont	1
109	Carthage	1
109	Channahon	1
109	Columbia	1
109	Deer Creek	1
109	Earlville	1
109	East Dundee	1
109	Elizabeth	1
109	Fairmont City	1
109	Fulton	1
109	Germantown	1
109	Goodfield	1
109	Hawthorn Woods	1
109	Herscher	1
109	Ladd	1
109	La Harpe	1
109	Martinsville	1
109	Millstadt	1
109	Mount Olive	1
109	Moweaqua	1
109	New Athens	1
109	Onarga	1
109	Pawnee	1
109	Royalton	1
109	Sherman	1
109	Valmeyer	1
109	Waverly	1
110	Albany	0
110	Aledo	0
110	Alexis	0
110	Annawan	0
110	Ashland	0
110	Bannockburn	0
110	Barrington Hills	0
110	Belgium	0
110	Blandinsville	0
110	Bluffs	0
110	Camp Point	0
110	Colchester	0
110	Cowden	0
110	Davis	0
110	De Pue	0
110	Diamond	0
110	Edinburg	0
110	Elmwood	0
110	Fairmount	0
110	Findlay	0
110	Fithian	0
110	Franklin Grove	0
110	Gifford	0
110	Godley	0
110	Golf	0
110	Grafton	0
110	Grantfork	0
110	Hampton	0
110	Henning	0
110	Hillsdale	0
110	Hinckley	0
110	Homer	0
110	Hopedale	0
110	Indian Head Park	0
110	Indianola	0
110	Kenilworth	0
110	Kingston	0
110	Lacon	0
110	Lanark	0
110	Lenzburg	0
110	Loami	0
110	Lovington	0
110	Malta	0
110	Maple Park	0
110	Marine	0
110	McCook	0
110	McCullom Lake	0
110	Milledgeville	0
110	Minier	0
110	Mount Carroll	0
110	Mount Morris	0
110	Mount Pulaski	0
110	Newton	0
110	Northfield	0
110	Orion	0
110	Pierron	0
110	Plano	0
110	Pleasant Plains	0
110	Potomac	0
110	Prophetstown	0
110	Raleigh	0
110	Rankin	0
110	Ridge Farm	0
110	Ruma	0
110	Shannon	0
110	Sidell	0
110	Sleepy Hollow	0
110	Smithton	0
110	Stanford	0
110	Toluca	0
110	Tonica	0
110	Tower Lakes	0
110	Vienna	0
110	Walnut	0
110	Warren	0
110	Wayne	0
110	West City	0
110	Western Springs	0
110	Witt	0
110	Yates City	0