Ranking of Illinois Cities By Number of Arson Crimes in 2017
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Illinois city with the highest number of Arson Crimes was Chicago (514), followed by Joliet (79), Rockford (58), Springfield (50), and Peoria (44).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Arson crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Illinois cities with high number of Arson crimes.
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Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Arson 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 Arson Crimes in 2017
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | 514 |
| 2 | Joliet | 79 |
| 3 | Rockford | 58 |
| 4 | Springfield | 50 |
| 5 | Peoria | 44 |
| 6 | Decatur | 30 |
| 6 | Sandoval | 30 |
| 7 | Rosemont | 27 |
| 8 | Granite City | 22 |
| 9 | Aurora | 20 |
| 10 | Cicero | 18 |
| 11 | Carbondale | 17 |
| 12 | Calumet City | 15 |
| 13 | Buffalo Grove | 14 |
| 13 | East St. Louis | 14 |
| 14 | Belleville | 13 |
| 14 | Urbana | 13 |
| 15 | Mount Vernon | 12 |
| 16 | Waukegan | 11 |
| 17 | Champaign | 10 |
| 17 | Kankakee | 10 |
| 17 | Midlothian | 10 |
| 18 | Alton | 9 |
| 18 | Chicago Heights | 9 |
| 18 | Danville | 9 |
| 19 | Country Club Hills | 8 |
| 19 | Elgin | 8 |
| 19 | Evanston | 8 |
| 19 | Naperville | 8 |
| 19 | Pekin | 8 |
| 20 | Bartlett | 7 |
| 20 | Bloomington | 7 |
| 20 | Centralia | 7 |
| 20 | De Kalb | 7 |
| 20 | Moline | 7 |
| 20 | Quincy | 7 |
| 20 | Streator | 7 |
| 21 | Arlington Heights | 6 |
| 21 | Cahokia | 6 |
| 21 | Freeport | 6 |
| 21 | Morrison | 6 |
| 21 | Skokie | 6 |
| 21 | Wheaton | 6 |
| 22 | Berwyn | 5 |
| 22 | Delavan | 5 |
| 22 | Maywood | 5 |
| 22 | New Baden | 5 |
| 22 | New Lenox | 5 |
| 23 | Bolingbrook | 4 |
| 23 | East Moline | 4 |
| 23 | Galesburg | 4 |
| 23 | Hillsboro | 4 |
| 23 | Jacksonville | 4 |
| 23 | Lake in the Hills | 4 |
| 23 | Montgomery | 4 |
| 23 | Oak Lawn | 4 |
| 23 | Olney | 4 |
| 23 | Paris | 4 |
| 23 | Rantoul | 4 |
| 23 | Washington Park | 4 |
| 24 | Alsip | 3 |
| 24 | Belvidere | 3 |
| 24 | Collinsville | 3 |
| 24 | Fairfield | 3 |
| 24 | Geneva | 3 |
| 24 | Hanover Park | 3 |
| 24 | Herrin | 3 |
| 24 | Lake Zurich | 3 |
| 24 | Lansing | 3 |
| 24 | Litchfield | 3 |
| 24 | Lombard | 3 |
| 24 | Machesney Park | 3 |
| 24 | Metropolis | 3 |
| 24 | Monmouth | 3 |
| 24 | O'Fallon | 3 |
| 24 | Park Forest | 3 |
| 24 | Park Ridge | 3 |
| 24 | Peoria Heights | 3 |
| 24 | Rock Island | 3 |
| 24 | Sauk Village | 3 |
| 24 | Sterling | 3 |
| 24 | Summit | 3 |
| 24 | Tinley Park | 3 |
| 24 | Winthrop Harbor | 3 |
| 24 | Zion | 3 |
| 25 | Algonquin | 2 |
| 25 | Anna | 2 |
| 25 | Blue Island | 2 |
| 25 | Cary | 2 |
| 25 | Darien | 2 |
| 25 | Des Plaines | 2 |
| 25 | Downers Grove | 2 |
| 25 | East Peoria | 2 |
| 25 | Glen Carbon | 2 |
| 25 | Glendale Heights | 2 |
| 25 | Grayslake | 2 |
| 25 | Loves Park | 2 |
| 25 | Lyons | 2 |
| 25 | Macomb | 2 |
| 25 | Mattoon | 2 |
| 25 | Mundelein | 2 |
| 25 | Northlake | 2 |
| 25 | Oak Park | 2 |
| 25 | Ottawa | 2 |
| 25 | Plainfield | 2 |
| 25 | Plano | 2 |
| 25 | Richton Park | 2 |
| 25 | River Forest | 2 |
| 25 | Romeoville | 2 |
| 25 | Roselle | 2 |
| 25 | Round Lake Beach | 2 |
| 25 | South Elgin | 2 |
| 25 | South Holland | 2 |
| 25 | St. Charles | 2 |
| 25 | Sycamore | 2 |
| 25 | Westchester | 2 |
| 25 | Westmont | 2 |
| 25 | Wood River | 2 |
| 26 | Addison | 1 |
| 26 | Barrington | 1 |
| 26 | Batavia | 1 |
| 26 | Beardstown | 1 |
| 26 | Bloomingdale | 1 |
| 26 | Broadview | 1 |
| 26 | Burbank | 1 |
| 26 | Burr Ridge | 1 |
| 26 | Carlinville | 1 |
| 26 | Carol Stream | 1 |
| 26 | Carpentersville | 1 |
| 26 | Centreville | 1 |
| 26 | Chicago Ridge | 1 |
| 26 | Christopher | 1 |
| 26 | Clarendon Hills | 1 |
| 26 | Columbia | 1 |
| 26 | Crete | 1 |
| 26 | Crystal Lake | 1 |
| 26 | Du Quoin | 1 |
| 26 | Effingham | 1 |
| 26 | Elk Grove Village | 1 |
| 26 | Elmhurst | 1 |
| 26 | Elmwood Park | 1 |
| 26 | Frankfort | 1 |
| 26 | Geneseo | 1 |
| 26 | Girard | 1 |
| 26 | Glenview | 1 |
| 26 | Glenwood | 1 |
| 26 | Gurnee | 1 |
| 26 | Hainesville | 1 |
| 26 | Harvard | 1 |
| 26 | Hazel Crest | 1 |
| 26 | Henry | 1 |
| 26 | Hickory Hills | 1 |
| 26 | Highland Park | 1 |
| 26 | Hoffman Estates | 1 |
| 26 | Hoopeston | 1 |
| 26 | Lake Villa | 1 |
| 26 | La Salle | 1 |
| 26 | Lebanon | 1 |
| 26 | Lincolnwood | 1 |
| 26 | Lisle | 1 |
| 26 | Mount Prospect | 1 |
| 26 | Mount Zion | 1 |
| 26 | Normal | 1 |
| 26 | Oak Forest | 1 |
| 26 | Oblong | 1 |
| 26 | Oswego | 1 |
| 26 | Palatine | 1 |
| 26 | Palestine | 1 |
| 26 | Paxton | 1 |
| 26 | Pingree Grove | 1 |
| 26 | Polo | 1 |
| 26 | Pontiac | 1 |
| 26 | Riverdale | 1 |
| 26 | Riverside | 1 |
| 26 | Riverton | 1 |
| 26 | Rolling Meadows | 1 |
| 26 | Roxana | 1 |
| 26 | Shiloh | 1 |
| 26 | Somonauk | 1 |
| 26 | South Beloit | 1 |
| 26 | Steger | 1 |
| 26 | Swansea | 1 |
| 26 | Tolono | 1 |
| 26 | Vernon Hills | 1 |
| 26 | Virden | 1 |
| 26 | Watseka | 1 |
| 26 | West Chicago | 1 |
| 26 | White Hall | 1 |
| 26 | Wilmette | 1 |
| 26 | Woodridge | 1 |
| 26 | Worth | 1 |
| 26 | Yorkville | 1 |
| 27 | Albany | 0 |
| 27 | Aledo | 0 |
| 27 | Alexis | 0 |
| 27 | Altamont | 0 |
| 27 | Amboy | 0 |
| 27 | Annawan | 0 |
| 27 | Antioch | 0 |
| 27 | Aroma Park | 0 |
| 27 | Arthur | 0 |
| 27 | Ashland | 0 |
| 27 | Ashton | 0 |
| 27 | Assumption | 0 |
| 27 | Athens | 0 |
| 27 | Auburn | 0 |
| 27 | Aviston | 0 |
| 27 | Bannockburn | 0 |
| 27 | Barrington Hills | 0 |
| 27 | Barry | 0 |
| 27 | Bartonville | 0 |
| 27 | Bedford Park | 0 |
| 27 | Beecher | 0 |
| 27 | Belgium | 0 |
| 27 | Bensenville | 0 |
| 27 | Berkeley | 0 |
| 27 | Bethalto | 0 |
| 27 | Blandinsville | 0 |
| 27 | Bluffs | 0 |
| 27 | Bourbonnais | 0 |
| 27 | Bradley | 0 |
| 27 | Braidwood | 0 |
| 27 | Bridgeview | 0 |
| 27 | Brighton | 0 |
| 27 | Brookfield | 0 |
| 27 | Brookport | 0 |
| 27 | Bunker Hill | 0 |
| 27 | Byron | 0 |
| 27 | Cambridge | 0 |
| 27 | Campton Hills | 0 |
| 27 | Canton | 0 |
| 27 | Carlyle | 0 |
| 27 | Carrollton | 0 |
| 27 | Carterville | 0 |
| 27 | Carthage | 0 |
| 27 | Catlin | 0 |
| 27 | Chadwick | 0 |
| 27 | Channahon | 0 |
| 27 | Charleston | 0 |
| 27 | Chatham | 0 |
| 27 | Chenoa | 0 |
| 27 | Cherry Valley | 0 |
| 27 | Chester | 0 |
| 27 | Chillicothe | 0 |
| 27 | Coal City | 0 |
| 27 | Coal Valley | 0 |
| 27 | Cobden | 0 |
| 27 | Colfax | 0 |
| 27 | Cortland | 0 |
| 27 | Countryside | 0 |
| 27 | Cowden | 0 |
| 27 | Crest Hill | 0 |
| 27 | Creve Coeur | 0 |
| 27 | Danvers | 0 |
| 27 | Deer Creek | 0 |
| 27 | Deerfield | 0 |
| 27 | De Pue | 0 |
| 27 | De Soto | 0 |
| 27 | Diamond | 0 |
| 27 | Divernon | 0 |
| 27 | Dixon | 0 |
| 27 | Dupo | 0 |
| 27 | Earlville | 0 |
| 27 | East Alton | 0 |
| 27 | East Dubuque | 0 |
| 27 | East Dundee | 0 |
| 27 | East Hazel Crest | 0 |
| 27 | Edwardsville | 0 |
| 27 | Elburn | 0 |
| 27 | Elizabeth | 0 |
| 27 | Elmwood | 0 |
| 27 | El Paso | 0 |
| 27 | Elwood | 0 |
| 27 | Energy | 0 |
| 27 | Erie | 0 |
| 27 | Essex | 0 |
| 27 | Eureka | 0 |
| 27 | Evergreen Park | 0 |
| 27 | Fairbury | 0 |
| 27 | Fairmont City | 0 |
| 27 | Fairmount | 0 |
| 27 | Fairview Heights | 0 |
| 27 | Farmersville | 0 |
| 27 | Farmington | 0 |
| 27 | Findlay | 0 |
| 27 | Fisher | 0 |
| 27 | Fithian | 0 |
| 27 | Flora | 0 |
| 27 | Flossmoor | 0 |
| 27 | Forest Park | 0 |
| 27 | Forest View | 0 |
| 27 | Fox Lake | 0 |
| 27 | Fox River Grove | 0 |
| 27 | Franklin Grove | 0 |
| 27 | Freeburg | 0 |
| 27 | Fulton | 0 |
| 27 | Galena | 0 |
| 27 | Genoa | 0 |
| 27 | Georgetown | 0 |
| 27 | Germantown | 0 |
| 27 | Gibson City | 0 |
| 27 | Gifford | 0 |
| 27 | Gilberts | 0 |
| 27 | Gilman | 0 |
| 27 | Glasford | 0 |
| 27 | Glencoe | 0 |
| 27 | Glen Ellyn | 0 |
| 27 | Godley | 0 |
| 27 | Golf | 0 |
| 27 | Goodfield | 0 |
| 27 | Grafton | 0 |
| 27 | Grand Ridge | 0 |
| 27 | Grandview | 0 |
| 27 | Grantfork | 0 |
| 27 | Grayville | 0 |
| 27 | Greenfield | 0 |
| 27 | Greenup | 0 |
| 27 | Greenville | 0 |
| 27 | Hampshire | 0 |
| 27 | Hampton | 0 |
| 27 | Harrisburg | 0 |
| 27 | Hartford | 0 |
| 27 | Harwood Heights | 0 |
| 27 | Havana | 0 |
| 27 | Hawthorn Woods | 0 |
| 27 | Henning | 0 |
| 27 | Herscher | 0 |
| 27 | Highland | 0 |
| 27 | Highwood | 0 |
| 27 | Hillsdale | 0 |
| 27 | Hillside | 0 |
| 27 | Hinckley | 0 |
| 27 | Hinsdale | 0 |
| 27 | Hodgkins | 0 |
| 27 | Homer | 0 |
| 27 | Homer Glen | 0 |
| 27 | Hometown | 0 |
| 27 | Homewood | 0 |
| 27 | Hudson | 0 |
| 27 | Huntley | 0 |
| 27 | Ina | 0 |
| 27 | Indian Head Park | 0 |
| 27 | Indianola | 0 |
| 27 | Island Lake | 0 |
| 27 | Itasca | 0 |
| 27 | Jerseyville | 0 |
| 27 | Johnsburg | 0 |
| 27 | Jonesboro | 0 |
| 27 | Kansas | 0 |
| 27 | Kenilworth | 0 |
| 27 | Kewanee | 0 |
| 27 | Kildeer | 0 |
| 27 | Kincaid | 0 |
| 27 | Kingston | 0 |
| 27 | Kirkland | 0 |
| 27 | Lacon | 0 |
| 27 | La Grange | 0 |
| 27 | La Grange Park | 0 |
| 27 | La Harpe | 0 |
| 27 | Lake Bluff | 0 |
| 27 | Lakemoor | 0 |
| 27 | Lakewood | 0 |
| 27 | Lemont | 0 |
| 27 | Lenzburg | 0 |
| 27 | Le Roy | 0 |
| 27 | Libertyville | 0 |
| 27 | Lincoln | 0 |
| 27 | Lincolnshire | 0 |
| 27 | Lindenhurst | 0 |
| 27 | Loami | 0 |
| 27 | Lockport | 0 |
| 27 | Lovington | 0 |
| 27 | Mahomet | 0 |
| 27 | Malta | 0 |
| 27 | Manhattan | 0 |
| 27 | Maple Park | 0 |
| 27 | Marengo | 0 |
| 27 | Marine | 0 |
| 27 | Marissa | 0 |
| 27 | Maroa | 0 |
| 27 | Marquette Heights | 0 |
| 27 | Marseilles | 0 |
| 27 | Marshall | 0 |
| 27 | Martinsville | 0 |
| 27 | Maryville | 0 |
| 27 | Mascoutah | 0 |
| 27 | Matteson | 0 |
| 27 | McCook | 0 |
| 27 | McCullom Lake | 0 |
| 27 | McHenry | 0 |
| 27 | McLean | 0 |
| 27 | Melrose Park | 0 |
| 27 | Mendota | 0 |
| 27 | Merrionette Park | 0 |
| 27 | Milan | 0 |
| 27 | Milledgeville | 0 |
| 27 | Millstadt | 0 |
| 27 | Minier | 0 |
| 27 | Minonk | 0 |
| 27 | Mokena | 0 |
| 27 | Momence | 0 |
| 27 | Monee | 0 |
| 27 | Monticello | 0 |
| 27 | Morris | 0 |
| 27 | Morton | 0 |
| 27 | Morton Grove | 0 |
| 27 | Mount Carmel | 0 |
| 27 | Mount Carroll | 0 |
| 27 | Mount Morris | 0 |
| 27 | Mount Olive | 0 |
| 27 | Mount Pulaski | 0 |
| 27 | Moweaqua | 0 |
| 27 | Murphysboro | 0 |
| 27 | Neoga | 0 |
| 27 | New Athens | 0 |
| 27 | New Berlin | 0 |
| 27 | Newton | 0 |
| 27 | Nokomis | 0 |
| 27 | Norridge | 0 |
| 27 | Norris City | 0 |
| 27 | North Aurora | 0 |
| 27 | Northbrook | 0 |
| 27 | North Chicago | 0 |
| 27 | Northfield | 0 |
| 27 | North Riverside | 0 |
| 27 | North Utica | 0 |
| 27 | Oak Brook | 0 |
| 27 | Oakbrook Terrace | 0 |
| 27 | Oakwood | 0 |
| 27 | Oglesby | 0 |
| 27 | Okawville | 0 |
| 27 | Onarga | 0 |
| 27 | Oregon | 0 |
| 27 | Orion | 0 |
| 27 | Orland Park | 0 |
| 27 | Palos Heights | 0 |
| 27 | Palos Hills | 0 |
| 27 | Palos Park | 0 |
| 27 | Pana | 0 |
| 27 | Park City | 0 |
| 27 | Pawnee | 0 |
| 27 | Peotone | 0 |
| 27 | Peru | 0 |
| 27 | Phoenix | 0 |
| 27 | Pierron | 0 |
| 27 | Pinckneyville | 0 |
| 27 | Pittsfield | 0 |
| 27 | Pleasant Hill | 0 |
| 27 | Pleasant Plains | 0 |
| 27 | Pontoon Beach | 0 |
| 27 | Posen | 0 |
| 27 | Potomac | 0 |
| 27 | Princeton | 0 |
| 27 | Prophetstown | 0 |
| 27 | Prospect Heights | 0 |
| 27 | Raleigh | 0 |
| 27 | Rankin | 0 |
| 27 | Red Bud | 0 |
| 27 | Richmond | 0 |
| 27 | Ridge Farm | 0 |
| 27 | River Grove | 0 |
| 27 | Riverwoods | 0 |
| 27 | Robbins | 0 |
| 27 | Rochester | 0 |
| 27 | Rockdale | 0 |
| 27 | Rock Falls | 0 |
| 27 | Rockton | 0 |
| 27 | Roscoe | 0 |
| 27 | Round Lake | 0 |
| 27 | Round Lake Heights | 0 |
| 27 | Round Lake Park | 0 |
| 27 | Royalton | 0 |
| 27 | Ruma | 0 |
| 27 | Rushville | 0 |
| 27 | Salem | 0 |
| 27 | Sandwich | 0 |
| 27 | San Jose | 0 |
| 27 | Sauget | 0 |
| 27 | Schaumburg | 0 |
| 27 | Schiller Park | 0 |
| 27 | Seneca | 0 |
| 27 | Sesser | 0 |
| 27 | Shannon | 0 |
| 27 | Shawneetown | 0 |
| 27 | Sherman | 0 |
| 27 | Shorewood | 0 |
| 27 | Sidell | 0 |
| 27 | Silvis | 0 |
| 27 | Sleepy Hollow | 0 |
| 27 | Smithton | 0 |
| 27 | South Barrington | 0 |
| 27 | South Chicago Heights | 0 |
| 27 | South Pekin | 0 |
| 27 | South Roxana | 0 |
| 27 | Spring Grove | 0 |
| 27 | Spring Valley | 0 |
| 27 | Stanford | 0 |
| 27 | St. Anne | 0 |
| 27 | St. Elmo | 0 |
| 27 | Stickney | 0 |
| 27 | Stockton | 0 |
| 27 | Sullivan | 0 |
| 27 | Sumner | 0 |
| 27 | Taylorville | 0 |
| 27 | Thayer | 0 |
| 27 | Thomasboro | 0 |
| 27 | Thornton | 0 |
| 27 | Tilton | 0 |
| 27 | Toluca | 0 |
| 27 | Tonica | 0 |
| 27 | Tower Lakes | 0 |
| 27 | Trenton | 0 |
| 27 | Troy | 0 |
| 27 | Tuscola | 0 |
| 27 | Valmeyer | 0 |
| 27 | Vienna | 0 |
| 27 | Villa Park | 0 |
| 27 | Viola | 0 |
| 27 | Walnut | 0 |
| 27 | Warren | 0 |
| 27 | Warrensburg | 0 |
| 27 | Warrenville | 0 |
| 27 | Washington | 0 |
| 27 | Waverly | 0 |
| 27 | Wayne | 0 |
| 27 | Wenona | 0 |
| 27 | West City | 0 |
| 27 | West Dundee | 0 |
| 27 | Western Springs | 0 |
| 27 | West Frankfort | 0 |
| 27 | Westville | 0 |
| 27 | Wheeling | 0 |
| 27 | Willowbrook | 0 |
| 27 | Willow Springs | 0 |
| 27 | Wilmington | 0 |
| 27 | Winfield | 0 |
| 27 | Winnebago | 0 |
| 27 | Winnetka | 0 |
| 27 | Witt | 0 |
| 27 | Wood Dale | 0 |
| 27 | Woodstock | 0 |
| 27 | Yates City | 0 |