Ranking of Illinois Cities By Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (5,485.03), followed by Danville (1,749.23), Centralia (1,472.98), Mount Vernon (1,445.75), and Matteson (1,296.31).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2019, and the table below shows the ranking of Illinois cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent 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 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.

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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 Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
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Ranking of Illinois Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Sauk Village 5485.03
2 Danville 1749.23
3 Centralia 1472.98
4 Mount Vernon 1445.75
5 Matteson 1296.31
6 Rockford 1174.18
7 Peoria 1043.67
8 East St. Louis 1019.90
9 Alton 1016.69
10 Chicago 943.16
11 Champaign 930.35
12 Kankakee 912.18
13 Riverdale 866.20
14 Carbondale 824.02
15 Granite City 822.89
16 Springfield 777.15
17 Chicago Heights 773.64
18 Bellwood 675.14
19 Quincy 608.20
20 Cahokia 598.67
21 Maywood 579.97
22 DeKalb 577.45
23 Belleville 554.61
24 Blue Island 551.29
25 Zion 550.45
26 Effingham 544.94
27 Decatur 530.34
28 Moline 525.17
29 Calumet City 514.84
30 Joliet 506.90
31 Bloomington 495.47
32 Summit 481.93
33 Mattoon 465.14
34 Galesburg 456.65
35 Richton Park 448.60
36 Hazel Crest 446.76
37 Kewanee 445.78
38 Forest Park 436.02
39 Jacksonville 412.49
40 Pekin 412.08
41 Park Forest 397.98
42 Waukegan 382.64
43 Lansing 377.22
44 Rock Island 370.50
45 South Holland 359.18
46 Macomb 340.00
47 Herrin 333.90
48 Lincoln 323.91
49 Evergreen Park 321.91
50 Loves Park 318.07
51 Cicero 317.46
52 East Peoria 311.75
53 Oak Park 298.22
54 Melrose Park 297.63
55 Urbana 294.68
56 Worth 294.29
57 Bourbonnais 290.99
58 Canton 286.77
59 Alsip 281.47
60 Normal 276.30
61 Streator 274.81
62 Bradley 269.65
63 Elmwood Park 268.76
64 Crest Hill 267.85
65 Country Club Hills 266.81
66 Collinsville 261.27
67 Bridgeview 260.01
68 Aurora 258.28
69 Belvidere 254.54
70 Rantoul 252.83
71 Fairview Heights 250.49
72 Pontiac 249.76
73 Machesney Park 247.85
74 Dixon 245.10
75 Skokie 237.79
76 Franklin Park 231.05
77 Schiller Park 226.48
78 Freeport 210.78
79 Berwyn 208.40
80 Addison 199.04
81 Elgin 198.91
82 Romeoville 196.89
83 Fox Lake 191.26
84 Burbank 189.59
85 Oak Forest 186.57
86 Homewood 185.86
87 Morton 185.08
88 Sterling 179.19
89 O'Fallon 178.54
90 Northlake 163.63
91 Bolingbrook 163.14
92 Columbia 162.04
93 Washington 159.79
94 Villa Park 157.04
95 Evanston 155.31
96 Charleston 155.10
97 Lyons 153.32
98 Plano 152.91
99 Hickory Hills 152.11
100 Streamwood 151.79
101 Montgomery 150.55
102 Oak Lawn 149.93
103 Ottawa 149.61
104 Swansea 148.90
105 McHenry 148.04
106 Round Lake Beach 146.91
107 Midlothian 145.50
108 Troy 145.00
109 Shorewood 142.00
110 North Aurora 141.95
111 West Chicago 140.64
112 Yorkville 136.31
113 Gurnee 131.18
114 St. Charles 129.84
115 Hoffman Estates 127.19
116 Batavia 125.33
117 Niles 123.69
118 Plainfield 123.07
119 Chicago Ridge 121.28
120 Sycamore 121.19
121 Antioch 119.47
122 Westchester 117.11
123 Lincolnwood 113.66
124 Morris 112.71
125 Crystal Lake 112.66
126 Palos Hills 110.74
127 River Forest 110.41
128 Woodridge 110.00
129 New Lenox 107.00
130 Prospect Heights 106.37
131 Taylorville 105.79
132 Glenview 105.08
133 Roscoe 104.84
134 Schaumburg 99.44
135 Shiloh 98.66
136 Lemont 98.28
137 Highland Park 97.97
138 Lombard 96.26
139 Des Plaines 94.88
140 Wood Dale 94.83
141 Bensenville 93.37
142 Downers Grove 93.04
143 Elk Grove Village 92.68
144 Norridge 91.27
145 Round Lake 87.59
146 Bloomingdale 86.87
147 Morton Grove 82.96
148 Wheaton 82.77
149 Frankfort 82.68
150 Glendale Heights 82.65
151 Lockport 82.07
152 Rolling Meadows 80.16
153 Itasca 79.75
154 Hanover Park 79.58
155 Mokena 77.77
156 Warrenville 75.37
157 Elmhurst 74.69
158 Wheeling 74.31
159 Algonquin 74.16
160 Mundelein 73.58
161 Carol Stream 73.23
162 Geneva 73.04
163 Glen Ellyn 71.58
164 Woodstock 71.08
165 Roselle 70.67
166 South Elgin 67.70
167 Vernon Hills 67.05
168 Lake in the Hills 65.95
169 Westmont 64.93
170 La Grange 64.83
171 Burr Ridge 64.65
172 Oswego 64.15
173 Edwardsville 63.88
174 Grayslake 62.25
175 Palatine 61.78
176 Bartlett 56.24
177 Carpentersville 55.64
178 Mount Prospect 53.62
179 Channahon 53.25
180 Darien 50.15
181 Chatham 46.84
182 La Grange Park 45.25
183 Cary 45.13
184 Orland Park 44.43
185 Arlington Heights 43.85
186 Lake Forest 40.89
187 Lake Zurich 39.88
188 Palos Heights 39.56
189 Tinley Park 39.20
190 Lisle 38.29
191 Deerfield 37.14
192 Lindenhurst 34.98
193 Wilmette 32.98
194 Justice 31.54
195 Glen Carbon 30.87
196 Park Ridge 29.57
197 Hinsdale 28.16
198 Northbrook 27.14
199 Buffalo Grove 26.98
200 Homer Glen 24.37
201 Western Springs 22.29
202 Barrington 19.48
203 Huntley 14.36
204 Campton Hills 8.93
205 Winnetka 8.06