Ranking of Illinois Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Illinois cities with a population of at least 10K, Danville had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (7,612.85), followed by Lansing (7,311.25), Springfield (5,853.7), Centralia (5,449.74), and Rockford (5,195.2).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Illinois cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total 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 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.

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 Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Danville 7612.85
2 Lansing 7311.25
3 Springfield 5853.70
4 Centralia 5449.74
5 Rockford 5195.20
6 Peoria 5011.52
7 East St. Louis 4994.99
8 Cahokia 4863.52
9 Kankakee 4831.52
10 Alton 4652.91
11 Fairview Heights 4615.48
12 Lincolnwood 4410.71
13 Chicago 4381.65
14 Homewood 4287.21
15 Wood River 4260.33
16 Kewanee 4214.44
17 Gurnee 4035.34
18 Sterling 4014.03
19 Jacksonville 4007.52
20 Granite City 3988.87
21 Decatur 3973.50
22 Mount Vernon 3955.81
23 Herrin 3924.73
24 Carbondale 3904.01
25 Belleville 3880.90
26 Forest Park 3799.28
27 Moline 3791.45
28 Urbana 3744.27
29 Champaign 3731.88
30 Freeport 3657.63
31 Calumet City 3641.27
32 Matteson 3548.44
33 Quincy 3540.22
34 De Kalb 3529.03
35 Country Club Hills 3501.29
36 Riverdale 3455.24
37 East Peoria 3425.80
38 Bradley 3323.60
39 Chicago Heights 3313.65
40 Chicago Ridge 3311.77
41 Evergreen Park 3285.71
42 Maywood 3177.62
43 Oak Park 3155.37
44 Rock Island 3140.84
45 Effingham 3131.39
46 Zion 3108.18
47 Richton Park 3042.39
48 South Holland 3016.25
49 Streator 2996.40
50 Hazel Crest 2941.39
51 Rantoul 2814.48
52 Fox Lake 2789.49
53 River Forest 2754.45
54 Collinsville 2727.98
55 Bloomingdale 2727.07
56 Skokie 2707.00
57 Waukegan 2681.30
58 East Moline 2672.23
59 Alsip 2659.77
60 Midlothian 2636.60
61 Lincoln 2621.16
62 Machesney Park 2608.47
63 Cicero 2608.15
64 Evanston 2533.79
65 Northlake 2532.05
66 Blue Island 2497.00
67 Loves Park 2474.59
68 Bridgeview 2467.16
69 Sauk Village 2438.09
70 Dixon 2293.27
71 O'Fallon 2276.09
72 Berwyn 2271.83
73 Lombard 2242.22
74 Mattoon 2190.39
75 Joliet 2186.84
76 Round Lake Beach 2183.33
77 Norridge 2167.91
78 Morris 2158.47
79 Bloomington 2153.37
80 Normal 2143.38
81 Ottawa 2141.80
82 Galesburg 2109.95
83 Taylorville 2090.36
84 Carpentersville 2034.91
85 Montgomery 2023.33
86 Canton 1971.99
87 Pekin 1941.22
88 Orland Park 1906.23
89 Pontiac 1845.43
90 Park Forest 1829.89
91 Vernon Hills 1808.11
92 Westchester 1796.08
93 Schaumburg 1776.53
94 North Aurora 1767.19
95 Summit 1760.87
96 Macomb 1758.24
97 Belvidere 1704.61
98 Batavia 1699.15
99 McHenry 1680.48
100 Woodstock 1679.47
101 Schiller Park 1661.81
102 Addison 1648.46
103 Lake Zurich 1634.02
104 Elgin 1605.97
105 Crystal Lake 1590.93
106 Aurora 1590.29
107 Bensenville 1580.12
108 Romeoville 1548.73
109 Mokena 1540.28
110 Antioch 1523.66
111 Swansea 1520.32
112 Libertyville 1494.22
113 Rolling Meadows 1491.36
114 Bourbonnais 1488.58
115 Wood Dale 1476.44
116 Elmwood Park 1468.61
117 Melrose Park 1452.67
118 Shiloh 1451.05
119 River Grove 1423.77
120 Morton Grove 1399.66
121 Elk Grove Village 1383.23
122 Oak Lawn 1377.76
123 Glendale Heights 1377.17
124 Crest Hill 1366.44
125 Downers Grove 1353.83
126 Wilmette 1299.46
127 Tinley Park 1293.49
128 New Lenox 1292.93
129 Glen Ellyn 1289.04
130 Oak Forest 1285.98
131 Brookfield 1282.39
132 Algonquin 1279.91
133 Burbank 1267.49
134 West Chicago 1260.15
135 Glenview 1259.80
136 Elmhurst 1259.54
137 Woodridge 1257.71
138 Naperville 1257.32
139 Burr Ridge 1248.50
140 La Grange 1229.43
141 Westmont 1226.75
142 Winnetka 1212.75
143 Highland Park 1205.35
144 Worth 1191.15
145 Hickory Hills 1180.26
146 Bolingbrook 1176.83
147 Darien 1168.43
148 Edwardsville 1163.16
149 Northbrook 1156.88
150 Barrington 1134.93
151 Villa Park 1134.65
152 Grayslake 1119.22
153 Mount Prospect 1094.86
154 Des Plaines 1081.10
155 Oswego 1065.97
156 Carol Stream 1019.49
157 Morton 1019.22
158 Palos Heights 1014.25
159 Plano 1005.42
160 Wheaton 1004.79
161 Hoffman Estates 999.92
162 St. Charles 994.51
163 Sycamore 976.29
164 Wheeling 976.08
165 Washington 968.72
166 South Elgin 959.83
167 Lyons 952.74
168 Arlington Heights 931.39
169 Chatham 929.16
170 Shorewood 925.98
171 Yorkville 918.82
172 Palatine 894.00
173 Roscoe 887.57
174 Plainfield 883.77
175 Geneva 879.63
176 Lockport 870.25
177 Frankfort 866.87
178 Mundelein 833.68
179 Roselle 806.17
180 Western Springs 794.71
181 Columbia 790.82
182 Park Ridge 789.50
183 Glen Carbon 762.48
184 Charleston 747.05
185 Troy 740.74
186 Lisle 734.82
187 Hanover Park 733.19
188 Warrenville 731.80
189 Prospect Heights 726.74
190 Deerfield 705.85
191 Hinsdale 698.00
192 Round Lake 674.57
193 Huntley 640.69
194 Lemont 639.86
195 Palos Hills 609.34
196 Buffalo Grove 595.31
197 Bartlett 582.99
198 Homer Glen 566.98
199 Lindenhurst 550.06
200 North Chicago 521.10
201 Channahon 515.75
202 Cary 495.27
203 La Grange Park 482.73
204 Lake in the Hills 312.52
205 Campton Hills 158.70