Most Dangerous Cities in Illinois 2024

Illinois is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Illinois state accounts for the ninth highest violent crime rate in US by 2024. In Illinois, there were 91,087 crime against person cases reported in 2021, 440 incidents per 100,000 people, out of these 86,266 are Assault offenses, 536 were related to Homicides, 7 are Human Trafficking, 633 are Kidnapping or Abduction cases and 3,645 are Sex offenses cases. There were 156,781 of crime against property cases, out of these 57,784 related to larceny, 11,465 are Burglary, 171 cases were extortion, 11,430 cases were motor vehicle theft and 5,955 were Robbery.

Rank	Cities	Population	Violent Crimes	Violent Crimes	Change	Crime Rate
		2021	2019	2021	2019 - 2021	per 1000 persons
1	Rosemont	4,128	36	227	191	54.99
2	Springfield	113,331	889	5,145	4,256	45.40
3	Rockford	144,027	1,711	5,388	3,677	37.41
4	DeKalb	42,475	245	1,430	1,185	33.67
5	Fox Lake	10,386	20	311	291	29.94
6	Silvis	7,467	53	221	168	29.60
7	Rock Island	36,666	139	1,026	887	27.98
8	Rantoul	12,241	32	325	293	26.55
9	Moline	40,832	219	1,073	854	26.28
10	Alton	25,871	268	674	406	26.05
11	Urbana	41,673	124	1,054	930	25.29
12	Champaign	90,231	827	1,929	1,102	21.38
13	Metropolis	5,821	33	121	88	20.79
14	Pekin	31,593	132	637	505	20.16
15	Bloomington	77,166	387	1,517	1,130	19.66
16	Cherry Valley	2,842	15	54	39	19.00
17	Loves Park	23,323	74	402	328	17.24
18	Milan	4,922	21	82	61	16.66
19	Fairview Heights	16,034	0	265	265	16.53
20	Mason City	2,064	9	34	25	16.47
21	Carlyle	3,133	7	51	44	16.28
22	Granite City	27,787	233	442	209	15.91
23	Normal	54,636	152	837	685	15.32
24	Stone Park	4,746	23	71	48	14.96
25	Worth	10,289	31	149	118	14.48
26	Skokie	62,163	150	897	747	14.43
27	Cicero	79,288	258	1,101	843	13.89
28	East Peoria	22,235	70	308	238	13.85
29	Coal Valley	3,717	5	44	39	11.84
30	Montgomery	20,371	30	241	211	11.83
31	Grayville	1,532	7	18	11	11.75
32	South Beloit	7,509	13	88	75	11.72
33	Harvard	8,935	19	101	82	11.30
34	Chicago Ridge	13,722	17	145	128	10.57
35	Homewood	18,393	35	191	156	10.38
36	Bethalto	9,170	10	95	85	10.36
37	Tinley Park	55,058	22	568	546	10.32
38	Morris	15,321	17	156	139	10.18
39	Evanston	72,497	115	708	593	9.77
40	Midlothian	14,116	21	137	116	9.71
41	River Grove	9,724	32	93	61	9.56
42	Colona	5,039	13	48	35	9.53
43	Franklin Park	17,313	41	160	119	9.24
44	Manito	1,450	1	13	12	8.97
45	Batavia	26,460	33	237	204	8.96
46	Elwood	2,200	3	19	16	8.64
47	Fulton	3,266	5	28	23	8.57
48	Wheeling	39,087	29	333	304	8.52
49	Altamont	2,351	3	20	17	8.51
50	Grayslake	24,076	13	204	191	8.47
51	La Grange	15,253	10	125	115	8.20
52	Glenwood	8,580	15	70	55	8.16
53	Algonquin	30,796	23	236	213	7.66
54	Morton	16,218	30	124	94	7.65
55	Sandwich	7,381	12	56	44	7.59
56	East Hazel Crest	1,472	2	11	9	7.47
57	Jacksonville	18,398	77	135	58	7.34
58	Troy	10,447	15	66	51	6.32
59	McHenry	27,106	40	167	127	6.16
60	Mount Zion	5,753	11	35	24	6.08
61	Lake in the Hills	28,284	19	172	153	6.08
62	Tolono	3,337	2	20	18	5.99
63	Sycamore	18,399	22	105	83	5.71
64	Shiloh	13,760	13	78	65	5.67
65	Winnebago	2,957	1	16	15	5.41
66	Rochester	3,714	4	20	16	5.39
67	Lake Zurich	19,764	8	102	94	5.16
68	Salem	6,904	21	35	14	5.07
69	Arthur	2,183	1	11	10	5.04
70	Palos Heights	12,361	5	62	57	5.02
71	La Grange Park	12,808	6	61	55	4.76
72	Geneva	21,680	16	103	87	4.75
73	O'Fallon	29,688	53	136	83	4.58
74	Coal City	5,317	4	24	20	4.51
75	Deerfield	18,562	7	83	76	4.47
76	Flossmoor	8,979	14	40	26	4.45
77	Mundelein	30,936	23	128	105	4.14
78	Barrington	10,163	2	40	38	3.94
79	Oswego	37,362	23	143	120	3.83
80	Johnsburg	6,298	33	24	-9	3.81
81	Swansea	13,245	20	48	28	3.62
82	Millstadt	3,803	16	13	-3	3.42
83	Stickney	6,462	4	22	18	3.40
84	Lemont	17,470	17	59	42	3.38
85	Maryville	7,997	10	27	17	3.38
86	Mackinaw	1,853	3	6	3	3.24
87	Lakemoor	5,896	1	18	17	3.05
88	Edwardsville	25,269	16	69	53	2.73
89	Highland Park	29,392	29	80	51	2.72
90	Riverwoods	3,520	1	9	8	2.56
91	River Forest	10,647	12	26	14	2.44
92	Barrington Hills	4,144	0	10	10	2.41
93	Northfield	5,380	2	11	9	2.04
94	Pingree Grove	10,801	6	21	15	1.94
95	Wilmette	26,793	9	48	39	1.79
96	Wauconda	13,410	16	24	8	1.79
97	Willow Springs	5,543	2	9	7	1.62
98	Palos Park	4,704	1	7	6	1.49
99	Winfield	9,625	9	13	4	1.35
100	Glencoe	8,749	2	10	8	1.14

Top 10 most dangerous cities in Illinois

Rockford population is 144,027 in 2021, There are 5,388 violent cases in 2021 and 1,711 in 2019. It is third most dangerous cities in Illinois, In 2022, violent crimes occur at a rate of about 37.41 per 1,000 residents. Rockford crime rate increased three times from 11.74 per 1,000 residents in 2019 to 37.41 in 2021. The dangerous neighbourhoods in Rockford are N. Rockton Ave. and W. State Street. Rockford recorded 24 Homicides, 177 sex offenses, 129 rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 35 Arson, 463 Motor Vehicle theft, 210 Robbery and 488 Drug/Narcotic cases.

Springfield population is 113,331 in 2021, There are 5,145 violent cases in 2021 and 889 in 2019. It is second most dangerous cities in Illinois, In 2022, violent crimes occur at a rate of about 45.40 per 1,000 residents. Springfield recorded 12 Homicides, 121 sex offenses, 84 rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 38 Arson, 346 Motor Vehicle theft, 163 Robbery and 692 Drug/Narcotic cases. Springfield crime rate increased six times from 7.77 per 1,000 residents in 2019 to 45.40 in 2021.

Champaign population is 90,231 in 2021, There are 1,929 violent cases in 2021 and 827 in 2019. It is twelfth most dangerous cities in Illinois, In 2022, violent crimes occur at a rate of about 21.38 per 1,000 residents. Champaign recorded 8 Homicides, 108 sex offenses, 69 rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 15 Arson, 68 Motor Vehicle theft, 67 Robbery and 130 Drug/Narcotic cases. Champaign crime rate increased from 9.30 per 1,000 residents in 2019 to 21.38 in 2021.

Cicero population is 79,288 in 2021, There are 843 violent cases in 2021 and 258 in 2019. It is twenty-seventh most dangerous cities in Illinois, In 2022, violent crimes occur at a rate of about 13.89 per 1,000 residents. Cicero recorded zero Homicides, 44 sex offenses, 26 rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 10 Arson, 198 Motor Vehicle theft, 127 Robbery and 135 Drug/Narcotic cases. Cicero crime rate increased from 3.17 per 1,000 residents in 2019 to 13.89 in 2021.

Bloomington population is 77,166 in 2021, There are 1517 violent cases in 2021 and 387 in 2019. It is fifteenth the most dangerous cities in Illinois, In 2022, violent crimes occur at a rate of about 19.66 per 1,000 residents. Bloomington recorded 4 Homicides, 80 sex offenses, 63 rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 9 Arson, 65 Motor Vehicle theft, 19 Robbery and 374 Drug/Narcotic cases. Bloomington crime rate increased from 4.95 per 1,000 residents in 2019 to 19.66 in 2021.

DeKalb population is 42,475 in 2021, There are 1,430 violent cases in 2021 and 245 in 2019. It is the fourth most dangerous cities in Illinois, In 2022, violent crimes occur at a rate of about 33.67 per 1,000 residents. DeKalb recorded 2 Homicides, 53 sex offenses, 38 rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 9 Arson, 69 Motor Vehicle theft, 25 Robbery and 271 Drug/Narcotic cases. DeKalb crime rate increased from 5.77 per 1,000 residents in 2019 to 33.67 in 2021.

Urbana population is 41,673 in 2021, There are 1,054 violent cases in 2021 and 124 in 2019. It is among the eleventh most dangerous cities in Illinois, In 2022, violent crimes occur at a rate of about 25.29 per 1,000 residents. Urbana recorded 9 Homicides, 40 sex offenses, 23 rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 6 Arson, 26 Motor Vehicle theft, 21 Robbery and 139 Drug/Narcotic cases. Urbana crime rate increased from 2.95 per 1,000 residents in 2019 to 25.29 in 2021.

Moline population is 40,832 in 2021, There are 1,073 violent cases in 2021 and 219 in 2019. It is among the ninth most dangerous cities in Illinois, In 2022, violent crimes occur at a rate of about 26.28 per 1,000 residents. Moline recorded zero Homicides, 111 sex offenses, 68 rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 7 Arson, 160 Motor Vehicle theft, 16 Robbery and 310 Drug/Narcotic cases. Moline crime rate increased from 5.25 per 1,000 residents in 2019 to 26.28 in 2021.

Rock Island population is 36,666 in 2021, There are 1,026 violent cases in 2021 and 139 in 2019. It is among the seventh most dangerous cities in Illinois, In 2022, violent crimes occur at a rate of about 27.98 per 1,000 residents. Rock Island recorded 2 Homicides, 14 sex offenses, 10 rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 15 Arson, 158 Motor Vehicle theft, 21 Robbery and 198 Drug/Narcotic cases. Rock Island crime rate increased from 3.7 per 1,000 residents in 2019 to 27.98 in 2021.

Pekin population is 31,593 in 2021, There are 637 violent cases in 2021 and 132 in 2019. It is among the fourteenth most dangerous cities in Illinois, In 2022, violent crimes occur at a rate of about 20.16 per 1,000 residents.Pekin recorded 4 Homicides, 38 sex offenses, 24 rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 3 Arson, 50 Motor Vehicle theft, 5 Robbery and 326 Drug/Narcotic cases. Pekin crime rate increased from 4.12 per 1,000 residents in 2019 to 20.16 in 2021.

Alton population is 25,871 in 2021, There are 674 violent cases in 2021 and 268 in 2019. It is among the tenth most dangerous cities in Illinois, In 2022, violent crimes occur at a rate of about 26.05 per 1,000 residents. Alton recorded 2 Homicides, 28 sex offenses, 22 rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 9 Arson, 93 Motor Vehicle theft, 18 Robbery and 240 Drug/Narcotic cases. Alton crime rate increased from 10.17 per 1,000 residents in 2019 to 26.05 in 2021.

Illinois Offenses(Crime/Property/Social) in 2021

Below are the Illinois Offenses in 2021, detailed by Violent and Property Crimes, Violent cases include Assault, Homicides, Sex Offences, Rape, Arson, Motor Vehicle Theft, Robbery, Drug and Narcotic cases. Property Crimes in Illinois include Burglary, Breaking, Property Vandalism, Arson, Motor Vehicle Theft and other offenses.

Rank (Total Offenses)	Cities	Population (2021)	Violent Crime	Property Crimes	Total Offenses	Assault	Homicide	Sex Offenses	Rape	Arson	Motor Vehicle Theft	Robbery	Drug/Narcotic	Total Offenses per 1000
1	Rosemont	4,128	227	410	661	220	0	7	5	1	21	6	10	160.13
2	Springfield	113,331	5,145	8,346	15,131	4,973	12	121	84	38	346	163	692	133.51
3	Cherry Valley	2,842	54	249	312	53	0	1	1	0	5	3	8	109.78
4	Rockford	144,027	5,388	7,538	14,010	5,106	24	177	129	35	463	210	488	97.27
5	Silvis	7,467	221	459	707	209	1	11	8	0	27	3	14	94.68
6	DeKalb	42,475	1,430	2,226	4,013	1,362	2	53	38	9	69	25	271	94.48
7	Alton	25,871	674	1,326	2,337	640	2	28	22	9	93	18	240	90.33
8	Fox Lake	10,386	311	475	935	292	1	17	12	1	31	1	132	90.03
9	Moline	40,832	1,073	2,087	3,565	950	0	111	68	7	160	16	310	87.31
10	Rock Island	36,666	1,026	1,623	2,947	1,010	2	14	10	15	158	21	198	80.37
11	Granite City	27,787	442	1,402	2,189	381	3	52	32	17	136	17	265	78.78
12	Fairview Heights	16,034	265	754	1,132	251	1	9	5	2	32	5	93	70.60
13	Rantoul	12,241	325	387	797	299	0	17	12	2	12	6	47	65.11
14	Urbana	41,673	1,054	1,372	2,695	978	9	40	23	6	26	21	139	64.67
15	Metropolis	5,821	121	214	369	105	0	11	4	1	13	2	29	63.39
16	Pekin	31,593	637	981	1,973	588	4	38	24	3	50	5	326	62.45
17	Carlyle	3,133	51	103	185	50	0	1	1	0	2	1	24	59.05
18	Homewood	18,393	191	780	1,044	180	1	9	5	0	44	18	45	56.76
19	Skokie	62,163	897	2,297	3,393	869	2	21	17	3	93	35	129	54.58
20	East Peoria	22,235	308	726	1,161	280	0	24	18	0	19	4	101	52.21
21	Milan	4,922	82	166	257	75	1	5	2	1	13	0	8	52.21
22	Loves Park	23,323	402	601	1,198	381	1	19	12	3	25	4	158	51.37
23	Champaign	90,231	1,929	2,381	4,634	1,799	8	108	69	15	68	67	130	51.36
24	East Hazel Crest	1,472	11	37	75	11	0	0	0	0	7	0	18	50.95
25	Bloomington	77,166	1,517	1,760	3,755	1,410	4	80	63	9	65	19	374	48.66
26	Evanston	72,497	708	2,504	3,282	678	6	18	15	8	115	71	26	45.27
27	Chicago Ridge	13,722	145	436	619	139	0	5	4	1	27	3	29	45.11
28	Normal	54,636	837	1,317	2,326	772	3	51	30	2	41	9	117	42.57
29	Batavia	26,460	237	841	1,105	222	0	14	12	0	12	3	19	41.76
30	Cicero	79,288	1,101	1,791	3,156	1,046	0	44	26	10	198	127	135	39.80
31	Morris	15,321	156	375	596	139	0	17	14	1	10	4	57	38.90
32	Rochester	3,714	20	85	141	19	0	1	0	0	4	0	29	37.96
33	Colona	5,039	48	112	184	42	0	6	2	1	8	0	19	36.52
34	Franklin Park	17,313	160	425	628	146	1	12	8	1	36	8	21	36.27
35	Sycamore	18,399	105	516	664	91	1	11	7	1	6	1	36	36.09
36	Glencoe	8,749	10	285	312	9	0	1	1	0	2	0	15	35.66
37	Grayslake	24,076	204	606	848	182	0	22	22	1	28	1	28	35.22
38	Lake Zurich	19,764	102	548	672	87	0	12	10	0	3	0	14	34.00
39	Grayville	1,532	18	33	52	17	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	33.94
40	Morton	16,218	124	357	546	118	0	6	5	0	8	0	60	33.67
41	Deerfield	18,562	83	506	623	78	0	5	4	0	3	0	25	33.56
42	Glenwood	8,580	70	199	287	67	0	3	1	0	27	6	9	33.45
43	Millstadt	3,803	13	97	127	12	0	1	1	0	5	0	13	33.39
44	Coal Valley	3,717	44	77	124	38	0	4	1	0	1	0	2	33.36
45	Bethalto	9,170	95	129	305	85	0	10	8	1	8	1	65	33.26
46	Worth	10,289	149	170	342	146	0	3	2	1	8	2	14	33.24
47	Montgomery	20,371	241	365	668	204	2	31	21	2	7	2	50	32.79
48	Northfield	5,380	11	157	176	10	0	1	1	0	0	2	8	32.71
49	River Grove	9,724	93	220	315	91	1	1	1	0	12	3	0	32.39
50	South Beloit	7,509	88	124	242	72	1	14	6	1	10	1	14	32.23
51	Stone Park	4,746	71	64	149	71	0	0	0	0	10	2	11	31.39
52	Geneva	21,680	103	538	679	93	1	9	6	3	5	1	31	31.32
53	Lakemoor	5,896	18	158	183	18	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	31.04
54	Wheeling	39,087	333	648	1,162	322	3	7	5	2	10	1	159	29.73
55	Tinley Park	55,058	568	839	1,564	551	0	13	11	3	68	10	120	28.41
56	Mount Zion	5,753	35	80	163	21	0	12	6	0	2	0	44	28.33
57	Salem	6,904	35	153	194	24	0	11	7	1	8	1	1	28.10
58	O'Fallon	29,688	136	540	811	124	1	9	8	0	33	2	97	27.32
59	Tolono	3,337	20	71	91	19	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	27.27
60	Midlothian	14,116	137	214	384	119	3	15	10	1	28	9	32	27.20
61	Troy	10,447	66	202	283	61	0	4	3	0	4	0	8	27.09
62	La Grange	15,253	125	272	408	108	0	14	14	1	2	5	5	26.75
63	Coal City	5,317	24	109	138	20	0	3	3	2	0	0	5	25.95
64	Swansea	13,245	48	215	343	43	0	5	2	0	12	0	59	25.90
65	Palos Park	4,704	7	94	118	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	25.09
66	Harvard	8,935	101	103	221	92	0	9	5	0	5	0	12	24.73
67	Mason City	2,064	34	16	51	28	0	5	3	0	1	1	1	24.71
68	McHenry	27,106	167	421	664	148	1	18	7	2	8	0	57	24.50
69	Riverwoods	3,520	9	77	86	7	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	24.43
70	Algonquin	30,796	236	439	752	218	2	14	10	2	5	0	69	24.42
71	Mackinaw	1,853	6	37	45	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	24.28
72	Mundelein	30,936	128	350	749	113	0	13	5	0	10	0	245	24.21
73	Willow Springs	5,543	9	123	134	9	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	24.17
74	Shiloh	13,760	78	221	331	71	2	1	1	0	11	2	17	24.06
75	Manito	1,450	13	10	34	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	23.45
76	Altamont	2,351	20	23	55	17	0	3	2	0	0	0	12	23.39
77	Fulton	3,266	28	42	76	28	0	0	0	0	4	0	6	23.27
78	Elwood	2,200	19	28	51	15	1	3	2	0	1	1	2	23.18
79	River Forest	10,647	26	209	245	26	0	0	0	0	2	8	5	23.01
80	Flossmoor	8,979	40	150	200	37	0	3	2	0	9	2	5	22.27
81	Palos Heights	12,361	62	176	264	56	0	6	5	0	5	3	17	21.36
82	Highland Park	29,392	80	465	621	71	0	9	6	3	15	0	60	21.13
83	Winnebago	2,957	16	38	61	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	20.63
84	Jacksonville	18,398	135	160	378	120	0	15	3	1	11	2	80	20.55
85	Wilmette	26,793	48	452	544	43	0	5	5	0	6	2	41	20.30
86	Arthur	2,183	11	23	41	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	18.78
87	Lemont	17,470	59	239	305	49	0	10	5	0	11	0	3	17.46
88	Barrington Hills	4,144	10	60	71	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	17.13
89	Stickney	6,462	22	73	110	19	0	2	1	1	3	4	11	17.02
90	Sandwich	7,381	56	56	124	48	0	6	5	1	1	0	8	16.80
91	La Grange Park	12,808	61	135	214	59	0	2	2	1	6	0	12	16.71
92	Edwardsville	25,269	69	308	396	65	0	4	4	2	8	0	8	15.67
93	Johnsburg	6,298	24	70	95	23	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	15.08
94	Barrington	10,163	40	78	145	37	0	3	0	0	8	2	26	14.27
95	Lake in the Hills	28,284	172	187	376	153	0	18	9	2	4	1	6	13.29
96	Maryville	7,997	27	60	104	24	1	1	1	0	4	0	15	13.00
97	Oswego	37,362	143	232	437	123	1	18	15	2	12	1	49	11.70
98	Kildeer	4,002	1	38	42	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10.49
99	Wauconda	13,410	24	75	108	22	0	2	1	0	5	0	9	8.05
100	Pingree Grove	10,801	21	57	82	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	7.59
101	Winfield	9,625	13	38	54	12	0	1	1	0	5	1	3	5.61

Crime data in Illinois State Universities

Rank (Total Offenses)	Universities	Population (2021)	Violent Crime	Property Crimes	Total Offenses	Assault	Homicide	Rape	Arson	Motor Vehicle Theft	Robbery	Drug/Narcotic	Total Offenses per 1000
1	University of Illinois, Urbana	57,324	381	57	253	71	53	3	3	1	5	2	48
2	University of Illinois, Chicago	35,210	455	218	185	52	212	6	3	0	1	4	43
3	Illinois State University	23,141	236	37	163	36	31	5	5	1	2	1	31