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

Updated on January 9, 2025.

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 (6,758.75), followed by Danville (6,672.44), Lansing (5,787.7), Wood River (5,749.27), and Springfield (5,655.06).

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.

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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 6758.75
2 Danville 6672.44
3 Lansing 5787.70
4 Wood River 5749.27
5 Springfield 5655.06
6 Centralia 5342.71
7 Rockford 5101.98
8 Evergreen Park 5011.03
9 Cahokia 4977.15
10 Peoria 4812.83
11 Fairview Heights 4619.76
12 Alton 4415.92
13 Homewood 4376.57
14 Forest Park 4289.10
15 Kankakee 4271.67
16 Kewanee 4269.72
17 Chicago 4203.81
18 Country Club Hills 3990.34
19 Quincy 3833.64
20 Gurnee 3681.02
21 Zion 3655.01
22 Riverdale 3588.05
23 Belleville 3497.81
24 Hazel Crest 3453.77
25 Carbondale 3412.61
26 Decatur 3394.07
27 Granite City 3360.96
28 Urbana 3309.62
29 Sterling 3209.76
30 Calumet City 3202.95
31 Jacksonville 3198.69
32 Lincolnwood 3192.43
33 Herrin 3186.39
34 DeKalb 3109.33
35 East Peoria 3083.04
36 Moline 3058.19
37 Effingham 3033.90
38 Rantoul 3021.74
39 Bradley 3018.79
40 Sauk Village 3008.82
41 Maywood 3007.68
42 Norridge 3003.61
43 Champaign 2954.96
44 Rock Island 2885.35
45 Richton Park 2862.44
46 South Holland 2807.75
47 Skokie 2795.66
48 Chicago Ridge 2654.06
49 Freeport 2620.67
50 Streator 2607.76
51 Oak Park 2595.91
52 Fox Lake 2591.36
53 Cicero 2551.33
54 Summit 2484.53
55 Evanston 2471.25
56 Midlothian 2437.19
57 East St. Louis 2399.55
58 Alsip 2372.70
59 Bloomingdale 2362.78
60 Loves Park 2330.37
61 Northlake 2247.55
62 Lincoln 2236.96
63 River Forest 2220.23
64 Niles 2177.83
65 Mattoon 2158.03
66 Bridgeview 2145.00
67 O'Fallon 2132.59
68 Schaumburg 2127.57
69 Machesney Park 2094.84
70 Lombard 2077.91
71 Schiller Park 2040.11
72 Normal 2024.76
73 Round Lake Beach 1975.74
74 Bloomington 1968.07
75 Chicago Heights 1947.57
76 Joliet 1916.49
77 Park Forest 1904.23
78 Berwyn 1832.43
79 Ottawa 1823.61
80 Pontiac 1805.85
81 Burr Ridge 1778.47
82 Orland Park 1755.72
83 Elgin 1729.17
84 Morris 1716.45
85 Crystal Lake 1700.34
86 Dixon 1678.90
87 Blue Island 1634.49
88 Franklin Park 1630.68
89 Melrose Park 1609.44
90 Bensenville 1593.54
91 Macomb 1572.50
92 Elk Grove Village 1561.59
93 Northbrook 1549.79
94 Swansea 1540.06
95 Montgomery 1537.92
96 Batavia 1521.76
97 Oak Lawn 1503.68
98 Mokena 1492.17
99 Hickory Hills 1478.40
100 Wood Dale 1456.52
101 Addison 1437.85
102 North Aurora 1434.76
103 Aurora 1414.35
104 Worth 1409.51
105 Carpentersville 1391.94
106 Shiloh 1389.84
107 Taylorville 1334.60
108 Lake Zurich 1324.64
109 Belvidere 1317.62
110 Des Plaines 1317.17
111 Washington 1313.94
112 Antioch 1302.72
113 Morton Grove 1275.79
114 Woodridge 1270.75
115 Woodstock 1270.07
116 Tinley Park 1265.94
117 Wheaton 1254.26
118 Elmwood Park 1249.69
119 McHenry 1249.40
120 Rolling Meadows 1247.39
121 New Lenox 1245.12
122 Downers Grove 1239.27
123 Romeoville 1239.12
124 Oak Forest 1233.54
125 Glendale Heights 1225.39
126 Barrington 1214.42
127 Lyons 1192.84
128 Villa Park 1192.33
129 Vernon Hills 1180.52
130 Westmont 1179.04
131 Westchester 1175.18
132 Western Springs 1165.71
133 Darien 1160.79
134 Crest Hill 1154.52
135 Carol Stream 1114.47
136 Palos Heights 1114.25
137 Yorkville 1113.87
138 Mount Prospect 1100.43
139 La Grange 1084.52
140 Glen Carbon 1062.27
141 Burbank 1060.10
142 Frankfort 1032.11
143 West Chicago 1026.72
144 Bourbonnais 1022.41
145 Sycamore 1011.33
146 Elmhurst 995.22
147 Wilmette 990.28
148 Roscoe 984.14
149 Park Ridge 976.26
150 Lemont 952.16
151 Glenview 950.34
152 Roselle 947.41
153 Algonquin 937.22
154 Bolingbrook 937.03
155 Grayslake 931.10
156 Troy 920.13
157 Warrenville 911.15
158 Hoffman Estates 902.67
159 Wheeling 902.11
160 Pekin 897.33
161 Oswego 893.51
162 Winnetka 886.72
163 Arlington Heights 868.04
164 Glen Ellyn 858.29
165 Plainfield 857.95
166 St. Charles 845.44
167 Waterloo 826.29
168 Edwardsville 790.29
169 Chatham 783.09
170 Lockport 772.25
171 Highland Park 749.23
172 Waukegan 743.75
173 Morton 742.24
174 Deerfield 740.20
175 Cary 729.11
176 Geneva 724.57
177 Plano 701.33
178 Round Lake 682.78
179 Mundelein 671.21
180 Buffalo Grove 667.77
181 Shorewood 663.54
182 Prospect Heights 661.84
183 Homer Glen 645.35
184 Hanover Park 624.16
185 Palos Hills 588.30
186 Palatine 562.29
187 Hinsdale 560.82
188 South Elgin 534.76
189 Lisle 531.22
190 Channahon 521.93
191 Lake In the Hills 518.60
192 La Grange Park 499.59
193 Lindenhurst 491.35
194 Bartlett 466.70
195 Charleston 435.87
196 Huntley 390.78
197 Justice 280.77
198 Naperville 204.77
199 Campton Hills 159.22