Ranking of Illinois Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on September 25, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among Illinois cities with a population of at least 10K, Mount Vernon had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (6,711.81), followed by Danville (6,624.36), Lansing (5,780.53), Wood River (5,749.27), and Springfield (5,620.16).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2018, 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 2018
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Ranking of Illinois Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Mount Vernon 6711.81
2 Danville 6624.36
3 Lansing 5780.53
4 Wood River 5749.27
5 Springfield 5620.16
6 Centralia 5302.30
7 Rockford 5058.21
8 Evergreen Park 5000.77
9 Cahokia 4848.62
10 Peoria 4768.42
11 Fairview Heights 4613.71
12 Alton 4385.80
13 Homewood 4366.08
14 Forest Park 4289.10
15 Kankakee 4229.41
16 Kewanee 4221.38
17 Chicago 4187.70
18 Country Club Hills 3984.30
19 Quincy 3826.18
20 Gurnee 3677.76
21 Zion 3638.27
22 Riverdale 3573.04
23 Belleville 3468.74
24 Hazel Crest 3446.53
25 Carbondale 3373.88
26 Decatur 3361.96
27 Granite City 3315.50
28 Urbana 3290.59
29 Sterling 3202.94
30 Calumet City 3192.01
31 Jacksonville 3187.77
32 Herrin 3178.65
33 Lincolnwood 3168.36
34 DeKalb 3095.39
35 East Peoria 3083.04
36 Moline 3039.17
37 Effingham 3033.90
38 Rantoul 3013.89
39 Bradley 3005.70
40 Norridge 3003.61
41 Maywood 2990.71
42 Champaign 2943.64
43 Richton Park 2862.44
44 Rock Island 2856.39
45 South Holland 2807.75
46 Skokie 2784.70
47 Chicago Ridge 2654.06
48 Freeport 2599.74
49 Sauk Village 2596.78
50 Fox Lake 2591.36
51 Streator 2554.07
52 Cicero 2531.89
53 Summit 2484.53
54 Evanston 2463.23
55 Midlothian 2437.19
56 Alsip 2367.45
57 Bloomingdale 2362.78
58 Loves Park 2326.08
59 Northlake 2247.55
60 Lincoln 2222.38
61 River Forest 2220.23
62 Niles 2171.03
63 Bridgeview 2138.87
64 Mattoon 2135.55
65 Schaumburg 2126.23
66 O'Fallon 2125.78
67 Machesney Park 2090.42
68 Lombard 2073.34
69 Schiller Park 2031.51
70 Normal 2024.76
71 Round Lake Beach 1972.11
72 Bloomington 1961.66
73 Joliet 1883.50
74 Park Forest 1871.88
75 Berwyn 1821.60
76 Pontiac 1797.37
77 Ottawa 1795.98
78 Burr Ridge 1778.47
79 Orland Park 1752.34
80 Elgin 1722.98
81 Morris 1716.45
82 Crystal Lake 1700.34
83 Dixon 1678.90
84 Blue Island 1634.49
85 Franklin Park 1608.42
86 Melrose Park 1593.55
87 Bensenville 1593.54
88 Macomb 1566.98
89 Elk Grove Village 1552.43
90 Northbrook 1549.79
91 Montgomery 1527.87
92 Swansea 1525.25
93 Batavia 1514.24
94 Oak Lawn 1498.32
95 Mokena 1492.17
96 Hickory Hills 1471.22
97 Wood Dale 1456.52
98 North Aurora 1429.35
99 Addison 1426.98
100 Aurora 1409.89
101 Worth 1400.11
102 Carpentersville 1386.71
103 Shiloh 1374.65
104 Taylorville 1334.60
105 Lake Zurich 1324.64
106 Des Plaines 1313.73
107 Belvidere 1313.64
108 Washington 1308.07
109 Antioch 1302.72
110 Morton Grove 1275.79
111 Woodstock 1270.07
112 Tinley Park 1265.94
113 Woodridge 1258.87
114 Wheaton 1250.52
115 McHenry 1249.40
116 Rolling Meadows 1247.39
117 Elmwood Park 1241.53
118 New Lenox 1241.41
119 Romeoville 1234.07
120 Oak Forest 1233.54
121 Downers Grove 1233.22
122 Glendale Heights 1219.51
123 Barrington 1214.42
124 Lyons 1192.84
125 East St. Louis 1190.39
126 Villa Park 1187.75
127 Vernon Hills 1172.95
128 Westmont 1166.92
129 Westchester 1163.00
130 Darien 1160.79
131 Crest Hill 1154.52
132 Western Springs 1150.95
133 Palos Heights 1114.25
134 Carol Stream 1109.47
135 Yorkville 1103.74
136 Mount Prospect 1094.86
137 La Grange 1078.10
138 Glen Carbon 1062.27
139 Burbank 1049.67
140 West Chicago 1026.72
141 Frankfort 1021.69
142 Bourbonnais 1016.97
143 Sycamore 1005.80
144 Elmhurst 995.22
145 Wilmette 990.28
146 Roscoe 984.14
147 Park Ridge 965.59
148 Lemont 952.16
149 Glenview 948.26
150 Roselle 943.02
151 Algonquin 937.22
152 Bolingbrook 933.06
153 Grayslake 931.10
154 Troy 920.13
155 Warrenville 911.15
156 Hoffman Estates 902.67
157 Wheeling 902.11
158 Oswego 887.87
159 Winnetka 886.72
160 Chicago Heights 871.55
161 Arlington Heights 866.72
162 Plainfield 857.95
163 Glen Ellyn 847.61
164 St. Charles 845.44
165 Waterloo 826.29
166 Edwardsville 790.29
167 Chatham 783.09
168 Lockport 760.49
169 Highland Park 745.87
170 Morton 742.24
171 Deerfield 740.20
172 Cary 729.11
173 Geneva 724.57
174 Plano 692.78
175 Round Lake 682.78
176 Mundelein 668.02
177 Buffalo Grove 667.77
178 Prospect Heights 661.84
179 Shorewood 657.82
180 Homer Glen 641.29
181 Hanover Park 624.16
182 Palos Hills 588.30
183 Palatine 562.29
184 Hinsdale 560.82
185 South Elgin 534.76
186 Lisle 531.22
187 Channahon 521.93
188 Lake In the Hills 515.14
189 La Grange Park 499.59
190 Lindenhurst 491.35
191 Bartlett 461.84
192 Charleston 431.08
193 Pekin 417.93
194 Waukegan 405.58
195 Huntley 390.78
196 Justice 280.77
197 Campton Hills 159.22
198 Naperville 68.71
199 Oak Park 0.00