Chicago, Illinois Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 14,245 violent crimes in Chicago IL, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 539.85. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 11%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other Illinois cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Related Topics: Chicago, IL FBI UCR 2024 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

Chicago, IL Violent Crime Rate Per 100K

Chicago, IL Number and Rate of Violent Crimes

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Year	Number of Crimes	Crime Rate Per 100K
2010	28402	1002.31
2011	26814	991.75
2012	26248	969.14
2014	24089	884.29
2015	24663	903.84
2016	30126	1105.48
2017	29737	1098.86
2018	27357	1006.09
2019	25532	943.16
2020	26583	986.90
2022	14321	539.98
2023	15948	606.78
2024	14245	539.85