Ranking of Illinois Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among Illinois cities with a population of at least 10K, Rockford had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,534.44), followed by Springfield (838.25), Champaign (694.88), Rock Island (651.83), and Moline (622.06).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2021, 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.
You can also see this information for other states.
You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Illinois cities.
| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockford | 1534.44 |
| 2 | Springfield | 838.25 |
| 3 | Champaign | 694.88 |
| 4 | Rock Island | 651.83 |
| 5 | Moline | 622.06 |
| 6 | DeKalb | 565.04 |
| 7 | Granite City | 561.41 |
| 8 | Alton | 556.61 |
| 9 | Urbana | 499.12 |
| 10 | Cicero | 421.25 |
| 11 | Fox Lake | 394.76 |
| 12 | Rantoul | 392.13 |
| 13 | Pekin | 329.19 |
| 14 | Bloomington | 308.43 |
| 15 | East Peoria | 278.84 |
| 16 | Loves Park | 278.70 |
| 17 | Fairview Heights | 274.42 |
| 18 | Skokie | 197.87 |
| 19 | Homewood | 195.73 |
| 20 | Montgomery | 191.45 |
| 21 | Normal | 190.35 |
| 22 | Midlothian | 184.19 |
| 23 | Evanston | 179.32 |
| 24 | Morris | 169.70 |
| 25 | Chicago Ridge | 167.61 |
| 26 | Jacksonville | 163.06 |
| 27 | Franklin Park | 155.95 |
| 28 | Worth | 145.79 |
| 29 | La Grange | 144.23 |
| 30 | Grayslake | 141.22 |
| 31 | O'Fallon | 131.37 |
| 32 | Barrington | 127.92 |
| 33 | Morton | 123.32 |
| 34 | Palos Heights | 121.35 |
| 35 | Sycamore | 119.57 |
| 36 | Tinley Park | 101.71 |
| 37 | Lake Zurich | 101.19 |
| 38 | Batavia | 98.26 |
| 39 | Shiloh | 94.48 |
| 40 | Algonquin | 84.43 |
| 41 | McHenry | 81.16 |
| 42 | Troy | 76.58 |
| 43 | River Forest | 75.14 |
| 44 | Lemont | 68.69 |
| 45 | Highland Park | 68.05 |
| 46 | Mundelein | 64.65 |
| 47 | Oswego | 64.24 |
| 48 | Swansea | 60.40 |
| 49 | Geneva | 59.96 |
| 50 | Lake in the Hills | 56.57 |
| 51 | Deerfield | 43.10 |
| 52 | Wheeling | 40.93 |
| 53 | Edwardsville | 39.57 |
| 54 | La Grange Park | 39.04 |
| 55 | Wilmette | 37.32 |
| 56 | Wauconda | 37.29 |
| 57 | Pingree Grove | 0.00 |