Ranking of Illinois Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the Illinois city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Chicago (29,737), followed by Rockford (2,331), Springfield (1,219), Peoria (867), and East St. Louis (741).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2017, 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 2017 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of Illinois Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2017

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Chicago	29737
2	Rockford	2331
3	Springfield	1219
4	Peoria	867
5	East St. Louis	741
6	Champaign	634
7	Danville	546
8	Joliet	540
9	Aurora	521
10	Decatur	443
11	Waukegan	361
12	Bloomington	343
13	Cicero	301
14	Chicago Heights	282
15	Calumet City	237
16	Quincy	233
17	Elgin	224
17	Moline	224
18	Granite City	217
19	Belleville	212
20	Kankakee	210
21	Maywood	202
22	De Kalb	189
23	Skokie	185
24	Centralia	183
25	Mount Vernon	182
26	Oak Park	178
27	Alton	169
28	Blue Island	161
29	Matteson	160
30	Urbana	142
31	Berwyn	141
32	Bolingbrook	140
33	Naperville	136
34	Carbondale	135
35	Rock Island	133
36	Normal	128
37	Pekin	124
38	Evanston	122
39	Zion	121
40	Riverdale	120
41	Harrisburg	100
42	Lansing	99
43	East Peoria	97
43	Oak Lawn	97
44	Galesburg	96
45	North Chicago	93
46	South Holland	92
47	East Moline	82
48	Loves Park	81
48	Mattoon	81
49	Schaumburg	79
50	Forest Park	75
51	Hazel Crest	74
52	Country Club Hills	73
52	Jacksonville	73
53	Sauk Village	72
54	Melrose Park	71
55	Belvidere	69
56	Cahokia	67
56	Park Forest	67
57	Bridgeview	61
57	Des Plaines	61
58	Burbank	59
58	Elmwood Park	59
58	Freeport	59
59	Beardstown	58
59	Romeoville	58
60	Tinley Park	57
61	Macomb	56
61	St. Charles	56
62	Collinsville	55
62	Crest Hill	55
62	Plainfield	55
63	O'Fallon	54
64	Carol Stream	53
64	Crystal Lake	53
65	Machesney Park	51
65	McHenry	51
66	Hoffman Estates	50
67	Kewanee	49
68	Evergreen Park	48
69	Bradley	47
69	Fairview Heights	47
69	Gurnee	47
69	Murphysboro	47
70	Hoopeston	46
70	Paris	46
71	Centreville	45
72	Arlington Heights	44
72	Charleston	44
72	Round Lake Beach	44
73	Bourbonnais	43
73	Creve Coeur	43
73	Lincoln	43
74	Metropolis	42
74	Oak Forest	42
75	Addison	41
75	Palatine	41
75	Rantoul	41
75	Richton Park	41
76	Hanover Park	40
76	Homewood	40
76	Pontiac	40
77	Silvis	39
77	Woodridge	39
78	Broadview	38
78	Lombard	38
78	Wheaton	38
78	Wheeling	38
79	Washington Park	37
80	Monmouth	36
80	New Lenox	36
80	Ottawa	36
80	Streator	36
81	Downers Grove	35
81	Elk Grove Village	35
81	Glenview	35
81	Orland Park	35
82	Elmhurst	34
82	Midlothian	34
82	Olney	34
83	Batavia	33
83	Canton	33
83	Carpentersville	33
83	Rosemont	33
83	Sterling	33
84	East Alton	32
84	Robbins	32
85	Fox Lake	31
85	Montgomery	31
85	Sycamore	31
85	Wood River	31
86	Herrin	30
86	North Aurora	30
86	South Elgin	30
87	Villa Park	29
88	Dixon	28
88	Salem	28
88	West Chicago	28
89	Antioch	27
89	Mount Carmel	27
89	Steger	27
89	Summit	27
90	Glendale Heights	26
90	Hickory Hills	26
91	Bedford Park	25
91	Bensenville	25
91	Lake in the Hills	25
91	Mount Prospect	25
91	Schiller Park	25
91	Swansea	25
92	Peoria Heights	24
92	Westchester	24
92	Woodstock	24
93	Crete	23
93	Edwardsville	23
93	Grayslake	23
94	Du Quoin	22
94	Marissa	22
94	Morton	22
94	Oswego	22
94	Rolling Meadows	22
95	Algonquin	21
95	Bartonville	21
95	Cary	21
95	Eureka	21
95	Milan	21
95	River Forest	21
96	Alsip	20
96	Chillicothe	20
96	Glen Ellyn	20
96	Hillsboro	20
96	Lincolnwood	20
96	Paxton	20
96	Tuscola	20
97	Bartlett	19
97	Jerseyville	19
97	Morris	19
97	Peru	19
97	Round Lake	19
98	Chicago Ridge	18
98	Effingham	18
98	Libertyville	18
98	Northlake	18
98	Posen	18
98	Rock Falls	18
98	Shorewood	18
98	Virden	18
99	Havana	17
99	Hillside	17
99	La Grange	17
99	Morton Grove	17
99	Mundelein	17
100	Bloomingdale	16
100	Hampshire	16
100	North Riverside	16
100	Prospect Heights	16
100	Sullivan	16
100	Worth	16
101	Highland Park	15
101	Lake Villa	15
101	Norris City	15
101	Park Ridge	15
101	Round Lake Park	15
101	Shiloh	15
101	Troy	15
101	Westmont	15
102	Carterville	14
102	Darien	14
102	Georgetown	14
102	Lindenhurst	14
102	Mokena	14
102	Oregon	14
102	Phoenix	14
103	Carlinville	13
103	Chatham	13
103	Chester	13
103	Fairbury	13
103	Flossmoor	13
103	Glenwood	13
103	Riverside	13
103	Roselle	13
103	Wilmington	13
104	Auburn	12
104	Brookfield	12
104	Harwood Heights	12
104	Maryville	12
104	Riverton	12
105	Anna	11
105	Berkeley	11
105	Clarendon Hills	11
105	Harvard	11
105	Lyons	11
105	Mount Zion	11
105	Norridge	11
105	Pana	11
105	Rochester	11
105	Tolono	11
105	Wood Dale	11
106	Buffalo Grove	10
106	Grayville	10
106	Morrison	10
106	Northbrook	10
106	Palos Hills	10
106	Park City	10
106	Princeton	10
106	Sandoval	10
106	Sesser	10
106	Vernon Hills	10
106	Yorkville	10
107	Burr Ridge	9
107	Channahon	9
107	Christopher	9
107	Geneva	9
107	Henry	9
107	Mendota	9
107	Momence	9
107	Red Bud	9
107	Sandwich	9
107	Tilton	9
107	Washington	9
108	Barrington	8
108	Columbia	8
108	Fox River Grove	8
108	Girard	8
108	Highland	8
108	Lisle	8
108	Litchfield	8
108	Minonk	8
108	Monee	8
108	Oakbrook Terrace	8
108	Palestine	8
108	Pontoon Beach	8
108	South Beloit	8
108	South Chicago Heights	8
108	South Roxana	8
108	Warrenville	8
108	Watseka	8
109	Carrollton	7
109	Cherry Valley	7
109	Coal City	7
109	Coal Valley	7
109	Cobden	7
109	De Soto	7
109	Fairfield	7
109	Frankfort	7
109	Geneseo	7
109	Glen Carbon	7
109	Greenville	7
109	Hainesville	7
109	La Grange Park	7
109	Lake Zurich	7
109	Lockport	7
109	River Grove	7
109	Seneca	7
109	Stickney	7
109	Westville	7
109	Winnetka	7
110	Dupo	6
110	East Dundee	6
110	Farmington	6
110	Galena	6
110	Gibson City	6
110	Hinsdale	6
110	Itasca	6
110	Lebanon	6
110	Marseilles	6
110	Mascoutah	6
110	Neoga	6
110	Nokomis	6
110	Peotone	6
110	Roxana	6
110	Stockton	6
110	Western Springs	6
110	Winnebago	6
111	Brighton	5
111	Carlyle	5
111	Countryside	5
111	Deerfield	5
111	Grandview	5
111	Greenfield	5
111	Hometown	5
111	Huntley	5
111	Island Lake	5
111	Lemont	5
111	Le Roy	5
111	Lincolnshire	5
111	Manhattan	5
111	Marengo	5
111	Monticello	5
111	Palos Heights	5
111	Pinckneyville	5
111	Pittsfield	5
111	Polo	5
111	Rockton	5
111	Round Lake Heights	5
111	Rushville	5
111	Spring Valley	5
111	West Dundee	5
111	White Hall	5
111	Willowbrook	5
112	Albany	4
112	Bethalto	4
112	Brookport	4
112	Bunker Hill	4
112	East Dubuque	4
112	El Paso	4
112	Genoa	4
112	Hartford	4
112	Homer Glen	4
112	La Salle	4
112	Maroa	4
112	Mount Olive	4
112	Northfield	4
112	Okawville	4
112	Pingree Grove	4
112	Richmond	4
112	Shawneetown	4
112	Thornton	4
112	Wilmette	4
112	Winfield	4
113	Beecher	3
113	Braidwood	3
113	Chenoa	3
113	Cortland	3
113	Cowden	3
113	Delavan	3
113	East Hazel Crest	3
113	Elizabeth	3
113	Flora	3
113	Glencoe	3
113	Highwood	3
113	Hinckley	3
113	Hodgkins	3
113	Johnsburg	3
113	Kincaid	3
113	Kirkland	3
113	La Harpe	3
113	Lake Bluff	3
113	Lovington	3
113	Mahomet	3
113	Marshall	3
113	Milledgeville	3
113	Millstadt	3
113	Minier	3
113	New Athens	3
113	Oak Brook	3
113	Oblong	3
113	Plano	3
113	Riverwoods	3
113	Roscoe	3
113	South Barrington	3
113	Taylorville	3
113	Wenona	3
113	West City	3
113	West Frankfort	3
114	Altamont	2
114	Amboy	2
114	Arthur	2
114	Assumption	2
114	Colfax	2
114	Elburn	2
114	Fairmont City	2
114	Forest View	2
114	Franklin Grove	2
114	Freeburg	2
114	Germantown	2
114	Gilman	2
114	Grafton	2
114	Hawthorn Woods	2
114	Kansas	2
114	Lakewood	2
114	Marine	2
114	Marquette Heights	2
114	New Baden	2
114	Oakwood	2
114	Oglesby	2
114	Pleasant Plains	2
114	Sleepy Hollow	2
114	South Pekin	2
114	Spring Grove	2
114	St. Anne	2
114	St. Elmo	2
114	Thomasboro	2
114	Warrensburg	2
114	Winthrop Harbor	2
115	Annawan	1
115	Aviston	1
115	Blandinsville	1
115	Carthage	1
115	Danvers	1
115	Divernon	1
115	Erie	1
115	Fisher	1
115	Fulton	1
115	Gilberts	1
115	Godley	1
115	Hampton	1
115	Hudson	1
115	Ina	1
115	Jonesboro	1
115	Kenilworth	1
115	Kildeer	1
115	Kingston	1
115	Lacon	1
115	McLean	1
115	Merrionette Park	1
115	Mount Morris	1
115	North Utica	1
115	Onarga	1
115	Palos Park	1
115	Potomac	1
115	Raleigh	1
115	Ridge Farm	1
115	Rockdale	1
115	Royalton	1
115	San Jose	1
115	Sauget	1
115	Sherman	1
115	Sumner	1
115	Thayer	1
115	Toluca	1
115	Trenton	1
115	Valmeyer	1
115	Vienna	1
115	Warren	1
115	Waverly	1
115	Willow Springs	1
115	Yates City	1
116	Aledo	0
116	Alexis	0
116	Aroma Park	0
116	Ashland	0
116	Ashton	0
116	Athens	0
116	Bannockburn	0
116	Barrington Hills	0
116	Barry	0
116	Belgium	0
116	Bluffs	0
116	Byron	0
116	Cambridge	0
116	Campton Hills	0
116	Catlin	0
116	Chadwick	0
116	Deer Creek	0
116	De Pue	0
116	Diamond	0
116	Earlville	0
116	Elmwood	0
116	Elwood	0
116	Energy	0
116	Essex	0
116	Fairmount	0
116	Farmersville	0
116	Findlay	0
116	Fithian	0
116	Gifford	0
116	Glasford	0
116	Golf	0
116	Goodfield	0
116	Grand Ridge	0
116	Grantfork	0
116	Greenup	0
116	Henning	0
116	Herscher	0
116	Hillsdale	0
116	Homer	0
116	Indian Head Park	0
116	Indianola	0
116	Lakemoor	0
116	Lenzburg	0
116	Loami	0
116	Malta	0
116	Maple Park	0
116	Martinsville	0
116	McCook	0
116	McCullom Lake	0
116	Mount Carroll	0
116	Mount Pulaski	0
116	Moweaqua	0
116	New Berlin	0
116	Newton	0
116	Orion	0
116	Pawnee	0
116	Pierron	0
116	Pleasant Hill	0
116	Prophetstown	0
116	Rankin	0
116	Ruma	0
116	Shannon	0
116	Sidell	0
116	Smithton	0
116	Somonauk	0
116	Stanford	0
116	Tonica	0
116	Tower Lakes	0
116	Viola	0
116	Walnut	0
116	Wayne	0
116	Witt	0