Ranking of Illinois Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, among Illinois cities with a population of at least 10K, Sauk Village had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (7,694.54), followed by Mount Vernon (6,438.32), Danville (6,249.59), Centralia (6,176.76), and Lansing (5,814.29).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Total crime rate in 2019, 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 2019
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Ranking of Illinois Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Sauk Village 7694.54
2 Mount Vernon 6438.32
3 Danville 6249.59
4 Centralia 6176.76
5 Lansing 5814.29
6 Springfield 5238.96
7 Alton 5208.65
8 Cahokia 5178.88
9 Peoria 4829.89
10 Evergreen Park 4693.67
11 Galesburg 4592.98
12 Forest Park 4585.42
13 Carbondale 4583.63
14 Rockford 4549.17
15 Homewood 4471.35
16 Kewanee 4376.72
17 Kankakee 4309.68
18 Matteson 4104.11
19 Hazel Crest 4050.10
20 Chicago 3941.17
21 Fairview Heights 3861.19
22 Quincy 3651.70
23 DeKalb 3632.04
24 Country Club Hills 3626.22
25 Sterling 3583.74
26 Bradley 3564.62
27 Riverdale 3555.96
28 Jacksonville 3460.65
29 Champaign 3414.29
30 Calumet City 3404.56
31 Gurnee 3390.94
32 Oak Park 3351.11
33 Decatur 3338.99
34 Zion 3294.24
35 Belleville 3256.78
36 Skokie 3203.77
37 Granite City 3189.12
38 Effingham 3151.16
39 South Holland 3050.66
40 Bellwood 2998.25
41 Norridge 2913.51
42 Urbana 2896.86
43 Moline 2877.63
44 Evanston 2771.21
45 Rantoul 2757.37
46 Chicago Heights 2731.50
47 Rock Island 2724.10
48 Fox Lake 2677.63
49 Richton Park 2654.21
50 Waukegan 2635.69
51 East St. Louis 2625.87
52 Chicago Ridge 2625.38
53 Alsip 2612.85
54 Maywood 2612.02
55 Northlake 2429.84
56 Streator 2351.15
57 Pekin 2350.70
58 Freeport 2318.62
59 Herrin 2306.26
60 Cicero 2282.52
61 Collinsville 2277.92
62 Niles 2267.73
63 River Forest 2244.92
64 Schaumburg 2227.16
65 Lombard 2222.87
66 Bridgeview 2222.50
67 Midlothian 2196.36
68 Round Lake Beach 2177.91
69 East Peoria 2142.16
70 Machesney Park 2097.90
71 Lincoln 2090.70
72 Dixon 2086.65
73 Bloomingdale 2062.00
74 Summit 2052.66
75 Loves Park 2050.29
76 Morris 2002.25
77 Joliet 1996.56
78 Blue Island 1983.77
79 Normal 1983.17
80 Park Forest 1924.34
81 Bloomington 1908.92
82 Schiller Park 1907.67
83 Macomb 1803.72
84 Swansea 1764.44
85 Lincolnwood 1761.65
86 Taylorville 1702.25
87 Vernon Hills 1687.34
88 Ottawa 1673.41
89 Orland Park 1664.42
90 Oak Lawn 1647.37
91 O'Fallon 1606.82
92 Wood Dale 1582.90
93 Bourbonnais 1582.60
94 Melrose Park 1580.66
95 Downers Grove 1577.54
96 Pontiac 1569.89
97 Mokena 1565.16
98 North Aurora 1550.47
99 Hickory Hills 1550.05
100 Burr Ridge 1542.30
101 Shiloh 1540.56
102 Villa Park 1524.18
103 New Lenox 1523.82
104 Montgomery 1515.53
105 Elk Grove Village 1488.99
106 Northbrook 1477.77
107 Elgin 1476.20
108 Mattoon 1469.17
109 Batavia 1405.24
110 Elmwood Park 1381.02
111 Westmont 1355.41
112 Addison 1352.38
113 Crest Hill 1344.11
114 Crystal Lake 1341.88
115 Tinley Park 1307.94
116 Berwyn 1303.43
117 Lake Zurich 1291.13
118 Belvidere 1284.65
119 Aurora 1274.88
120 Franklin Park 1267.96
121 Canton 1250.00
122 Wheaton 1235.89
123 Sycamore 1233.89
124 Oak Forest 1221.83
125 Romeoville 1216.68
126 Des Plaines 1216.47
127 Streamwood 1204.18
128 Woodstock 1200.44
129 Glendale Heights 1186.61
130 Frankfort 1178.17
131 Bensenville 1169.82
132 Itasca 1166.27
133 Rolling Meadows 1155.97
134 Washington 1154.05
135 Wheeling 1147.89
136 La Grange 1121.63
137 Lyons 1121.12
138 Carol Stream 1116.19
139 Elmhurst 1101.22
140 Antioch 1089.33
141 Carpentersville 1065.07
142 Algonquin 1054.30
143 Burbank 1053.26
144 Darien 1048.55
145 Hinsdale 1030.64
146 Westchester 1029.34
147 Bolingbrook 1025.28
148 Woodridge 1013.83
149 Oswego 1009.59
150 McHenry 995.56
151 Western Springs 995.54
152 Lemont 994.39
153 Shorewood 993.98
154 Hoffman Estates 974.46
155 Worth 968.29
156 Glenview 956.26
157 West Chicago 954.88
158 Glen Ellyn 948.39
159 Morton Grove 929.97
160 Grayslake 924.20
161 Lockport 922.34
162 Mount Prospect 915.16
163 Barrington 866.77
164 Arlington Heights 851.84
165 Troy 850.65
166 Palos Heights 846.59
167 Wilmette 839.17
168 Edwardsville 834.43
169 Yorkville 827.61
170 Cary 823.56
171 Park Ridge 822.45
172 Highland Park 793.87
173 Mundelein 783.75
174 Palos Hills 769.32
175 Plano 764.53
176 St. Charles 757.90
177 Hanover Park 755.99
178 Warrenville 753.69
179 Columbia 753.03
180 Chatham 749.47
181 Round Lake 744.55
182 Geneva 744.12
183 Buffalo Grove 735.87
184 Deerfield 732.17
185 Roselle 719.90
186 Roscoe 714.83
187 Plainfield 689.18
188 Glen Carbon 686.83
189 Lisle 676.42
190 Lake Forest 674.71
191 Morton 660.13
192 La Grange Park 656.11
193 Channahon 654.19
194 Winnetka 644.80
195 Prospect Heights 606.93
196 Charleston 590.38
197 Homer Glen 527.96
198 Bartlett 518.36
199 Palatine 517.77
200 South Elgin 511.97
201 Justice 496.77
202 Huntley 470.39
203 Lake in the Hills 437.33
204 Lindenhurst 328.76
205 Campton Hills 71.42