Ranking of Illinois Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
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.
Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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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 |