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Safest towns in Illinois

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 321 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Campton Hills 1 Campton Hills 0.5 Violent 0.0 per 1,000 Diamond 2 Diamond 1.0 Violent 0.0 per 1,000 Map of Hawthorn Woods 3 Hawthorn Woods 1.3 Violent 0.1 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Campton Hills Campton Hills10,877 people 0.5 0.0 per 1,000 0.4 per 1,000
2 Diamond Diamond2,984 people 1.0 0.0 per 1,000 1.0 per 1,000
3 Map of Hawthorn Woods Hawthorn Woods9,143 people 1.3 0.1 per 1,000 1.0 per 1,000
4 Pingree Grove Pingree Grove10,914 people 2.1 0.2 per 1,000 1.3 per 1,000
5 Map of Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow3,161 people 2.5 0.0 per 1,000 2.5 per 1,000
6 Map of Gilberts Gilberts8,606 people 2.7 0.2 per 1,000 1.8 per 1,000
7 Map of Lakewood Lakewood4,707 people 2.9 0.2 per 1,000 2.3 per 1,000
8 Western Springs Western Springs13,446 people 3.1 0.1 per 1,000 2.6 per 1,000
9 Homer Glen Homer Glen24,529 people 3.6 0.2 per 1,000 2.8 per 1,000
10 Millstadt Millstadt4,008 people 3.6 0.3 per 1,000 2.6 per 1,000
11 Map of Manhattan Manhattan11,026 people 3.9 0.4 per 1,000 2.1 per 1,000
12 Kenilworth Kenilworth2,503 people 3.9 0.0 per 1,000 3.9 per 1,000
13 Breese Breese4,301 people 4.1 0.5 per 1,000 2.0 per 1,000
14 Map of Stone Park Stone Park4,482 people 4.2 0.8 per 1,000 1.1 per 1,000
15 Inverness Inverness7,275 people 4.3 0.3 per 1,000 3.0 per 1,000
16 Map of Sugar Grove Sugar Grove9,240 people 4.5 0.2 per 1,000 3.8 per 1,000
17 Pinckneyville Pinckneyville5,018 people 4.5 0.5 per 1,000 2.4 per 1,000
18 Willow Springs Willow Springs5,868 people 4.5 0.2 per 1,000 3.8 per 1,000
19 Sullivan Sullivan4,348 people 4.6 1.0 per 1,000 0.5 per 1,000
20 Map of Sherman Sherman4,386 people 4.6 0.4 per 1,000 3.1 per 1,000
21 Round Lake Park7,919 people 4.6 0.6 per 1,000 2.0 per 1,000
22 Palos Park Palos Park4,816 people 4.6 0.0 per 1,000 4.6 per 1,000
23 Map of Trenton Trenton2,664 people 4.7 0.9 per 1,000 1.1 per 1,000
24 Map of Spring Grove Spring Grove5,917 people 4.7 0.3 per 1,000 3.5 per 1,000
25 LaSalle LaSalle9,498 people 4.7 0.8 per 1,000 1.7 per 1,000
26 Map of Winfield Winfield10,095 people 4.8 0.5 per 1,000 2.8 per 1,000
27 New Baden New Baden3,463 people 4.8 0.7 per 1,000 2.1 per 1,000
28 Wonder Lake4,292 people 5.0 0.3 per 1,000 4.0 per 1,000
29 Chester6,797 people 5.1 0.5 per 1,000 3.0 per 1,000
30 Map of Bartlett Bartlett40,501 people 5.2 0.5 per 1,000 3.4 per 1,000
31 Map of Mascoutah Mascoutah8,816 people 5.2 0.3 per 1,000 3.8 per 1,000
32 Fox River Grove Fox River Grove4,523 people 5.2 0.4 per 1,000 3.8 per 1,000
33 Sandwich Sandwich7,219 people 5.3 0.7 per 1,000 2.7 per 1,000
34 Hampshire Hampshire8,524 people 5.6 0.5 per 1,000 3.5 per 1,000
35 Clarendon Hills Clarendon Hills8,659 people 5.6 0.2 per 1,000 4.7 per 1,000
36 Westchester Westchester16,436 people 5.7 0.4 per 1,000 4.0 per 1,000
37 Lake in the Hills Lake in the Hills28,800 people 5.7 0.6 per 1,000 3.2 per 1,000
38 Troy Troy11,647 people 5.7 0.4 per 1,000 4.2 per 1,000
39 Hinsdale Hinsdale17,175 people 5.8 0.3 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
40 Huntley Huntley28,005 people 5.9 0.3 per 1,000 4.7 per 1,000
41 Riverwoods Riverwoods4,013 people 5.9 0.3 per 1,000 4.8 per 1,000
42 Cary Cary17,923 people 5.9 0.5 per 1,000 4.1 per 1,000
43 Barrington Hills Barrington Hills3,879 people 6.0 0.6 per 1,000 3.7 per 1,000
44 Map of Island Lake Island Lake8,014 people 6.0 0.4 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
45 Le Roy Le Roy3,236 people 6.1 0.9 per 1,000 2.7 per 1,000
46 McLeansboro McLeansboro2,675 people 6.3 1.2 per 1,000 1.7 per 1,000
47 Map of Brookfield Brookfield19,331 people 6.3 0.6 per 1,000 4.0 per 1,000
48 Rockdale Rockdale2,553 people 6.3 1.4 per 1,000 0.9 per 1,000
49 Beecher Beecher4,728 people 6.4 0.7 per 1,000 3.6 per 1,000
50 Wheaton53,557 people 6.6 0.4 per 1,000 4.9 per 1,000
51 Map of Rochester Rochester3,766 people 6.7 0.6 per 1,000 4.3 per 1,000
52 Elburn Elburn6,354 people 6.8 0.4 per 1,000 5.2 per 1,000
53 Lisle Lisle23,407 people 7.0 0.6 per 1,000 4.7 per 1,000
54 Oak Forest Oak Forest26,805 people 7.1 0.6 per 1,000 4.6 per 1,000
55 Lake Forest Lake Forest19,416 people 7.1 0.3 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
56 Winnetka Winnetka12,484 people 7.2 0.4 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
57 Map of Mendota Mendota6,994 people 7.2 1.0 per 1,000 3.1 per 1,000
58 Buffalo Grove Buffalo Grove42,891 people 7.2 0.3 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
59 Glen Ellyn Glen Ellyn28,390 people 7.3 0.5 per 1,000 5.5 per 1,000
60 Map of South Jacksonville South Jacksonville3,239 people 7.3 0.9 per 1,000 3.6 per 1,000
61 Coal City Coal City5,317 people 7.4 0.8 per 1,000 4.4 per 1,000
62 Map of Mount Zion Mount Zion5,660 people 7.4 0.5 per 1,000 5.6 per 1,000
63 Edwardsville Edwardsville26,474 people 7.5 0.3 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
64 Lemont17,820 people 7.5 0.6 per 1,000 5.3 per 1,000
65 Lockport Lockport26,409 people 7.5 0.6 per 1,000 5.2 per 1,000
66 Frankfort Frankfort20,651 people 7.6 0.3 per 1,000 6.4 per 1,000
67 Map of Maryville Maryville8,316 people 7.6 1.0 per 1,000 3.8 per 1,000
68 Channahon Channahon13,927 people 7.6 0.8 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
69 Glencoe Glencoe8,701 people 7.7 0.4 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
70 Plano Plano12,203 people 7.7 0.6 per 1,000 5.2 per 1,000
71 Oswego Oswego36,375 people 7.7 0.6 per 1,000 5.3 per 1,000
72 Map of La Grange Park La Grange Park13,447 people 7.8 0.4 per 1,000 6.0 per 1,000
73 Map of Lake Villa Lake Villa8,683 people 7.8 1.0 per 1,000 3.8 per 1,000
74 McHenry McHenry28,074 people 7.8 0.6 per 1,000 5.5 per 1,000
75 Heyworth Heyworth2,573 people 7.9 0.5 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
76 Yorkville Yorkville23,617 people 8.0 0.8 per 1,000 4.7 per 1,000
77 Palos Hills Palos Hills18,081 people 8.0 0.6 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
78 Itasca Itasca9,355 people 8.1 0.5 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
79 Map of Woodstock Woodstock26,147 people 8.2 0.7 per 1,000 5.5 per 1,000
80 Braidwood Braidwood6,062 people 8.2 0.9 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
81 Peotone4,587 people 8.2 0.7 per 1,000 5.4 per 1,000
82 Map of Stickney Stickney6,952 people 8.3 0.4 per 1,000 6.5 per 1,000
83 Map of South Barrington South Barrington5,021 people 8.4 0.2 per 1,000 7.6 per 1,000
84 Plainfield Plainfield46,708 people 8.4 0.6 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
85 Map of Deerfield Deerfield19,518 people 8.4 0.3 per 1,000 7.3 per 1,000
86 Map of Winnebago Winnebago2,981 people 8.6 0.4 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
87 Shorewood Shorewood18,343 people 8.6 0.7 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
88 Map of Warrenville Warrenville14,718 people 8.6 0.5 per 1,000 6.7 per 1,000
89 Map of Mundelein Mundelein31,915 people 8.8 0.6 per 1,000 6.4 per 1,000
90 Round Lake Round Lake18,628 people 8.8 0.7 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
91 Mount Carmel Mount Carmel6,854 people 8.8 1.3 per 1,000 3.7 per 1,000
92 Manteno Manteno9,030 people 8.8 1.2 per 1,000 3.9 per 1,000
93 Map of Kildeer Kildeer4,292 people 8.9 0.1 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
94 Grayslake20,929 people 9.0 0.6 per 1,000 6.8 per 1,000
95 Map of Woodridge Woodridge33,941 people 9.2 0.5 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
96 Map of Northfield Northfield5,487 people 9.3 0.2 per 1,000 8.3 per 1,000
97 Barrington Barrington11,077 people 9.4 0.7 per 1,000 6.7 per 1,000
98 Dixon Dixon14,910 people 9.4 1.4 per 1,000 3.9 per 1,000
99 Map of Antioch Antioch14,859 people 9.5 0.7 per 1,000 6.7 per 1,000
100 Map of Mokena Mokena20,021 people 9.6 0.7 per 1,000 6.7 per 1,000
101 Mahomet Mahomet10,049 people 9.6 1.7 per 1,000 2.8 per 1,000
102 Oregon Oregon3,851 people 9.7 0.8 per 1,000 6.7 per 1,000
103 Coal Valley Coal Valley4,229 people 9.7 0.4 per 1,000 8.3 per 1,000
104 Map of Carol Stream Carol Stream39,460 people 9.7 0.7 per 1,000 7.0 per 1,000
105 Map of Cortland Cortland4,564 people 9.8 0.9 per 1,000 6.2 per 1,000
106 Map of Highland Highland10,262 people 9.8 1.0 per 1,000 5.6 per 1,000
107 Darien Darien21,879 people 9.8 0.4 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000
108 Map of Hanover Park Hanover Park36,732 people 9.8 1.3 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
109 Elmhurst Elmhurst45,671 people 9.9 0.4 per 1,000 8.2 per 1,000
110 Map of Burr Ridge Burr Ridge11,141 people 10.0 0.6 per 1,000 7.7 per 1,000
111 Pana Pana5,217 people 10.0 0.3 per 1,000 8.9 per 1,000
112 Harrisburg Harrisburg8,372 people 10.0 1.2 per 1,000 5.3 per 1,000
113 Lincolnshire7,980 people 10.2 0.5 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000
114 Chatham Chatham14,639 people 10.2 1.2 per 1,000 5.5 per 1,000
115 Palos Heights Palos Heights12,152 people 10.2 0.6 per 1,000 8.0 per 1,000
116 Park Ridge Park Ridge38,667 people 10.4 0.6 per 1,000 7.8 per 1,000
117 Geneseo Geneseo6,673 people 10.6 0.7 per 1,000 7.9 per 1,000
118 Naperville Naperville150,692 people 10.6 0.7 per 1,000 7.7 per 1,000
119 Map of Marseilles Marseilles4,279 people 10.6 1.5 per 1,000 4.7 per 1,000
120 Map of Roscoe Roscoe10,706 people 10.7 1.2 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
121 Geneva Geneva21,258 people 10.7 0.9 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
122 New Lenox New Lenox28,006 people 10.8 0.5 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000
123 Arlington Heights Arlington Heights76,005 people 10.8 0.6 per 1,000 8.5 per 1,000
124 Orland Park Orland Park57,916 people 11.0 0.2 per 1,000 10.1 per 1,000
125 Map of Swansea Swansea14,710 people 11.1 0.7 per 1,000 8.3 per 1,000
126 Map of Prospect Heights Prospect Heights15,618 people 11.2 1.2 per 1,000 6.5 per 1,000
127 Map of Spring Valley Spring Valley5,476 people 11.3 0.9 per 1,000 7.9 per 1,000
128 Batavia Batavia27,151 people 11.4 0.8 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000
129 Round Lake Beach Round Lake Beach27,079 people 11.5 0.7 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000
130 Flora Flora4,475 people 11.5 1.3 per 1,000 6.4 per 1,000
131 Harvard Harvard9,598 people 11.6 1.2 per 1,000 6.9 per 1,000
132 Map of Shiloh Shiloh14,572 people 11.7 1.4 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
133 Aledo Aledo3,668 people 11.7 0.9 per 1,000 8.3 per 1,000
134 Arcola Arcola2,892 people 11.7 1.8 per 1,000 4.4 per 1,000
135 Northbrook Northbrook34,585 people 11.7 0.2 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
136 Map of Richmond Richmond2,622 people 11.8 1.4 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
137 Bethalto Bethalto9,239 people 11.8 0.9 per 1,000 8.2 per 1,000
138 Belvidere Belvidere24,752 people 11.9 1.8 per 1,000 4.8 per 1,000
139 Map of Streamwood Streamwood39,001 people 11.9 1.3 per 1,000 6.8 per 1,000
140 South Elgin South Elgin24,217 people 11.9 1.5 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
141 Map of Berwyn Berwyn55,595 people 11.9 1.0 per 1,000 7.8 per 1,000
142 Wilmette Wilmette27,503 people 11.9 0.3 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
143 Map of Berkeley Berkeley5,199 people 11.9 1.4 per 1,000 6.4 per 1,000
144 Fulton Fulton3,709 people 12.0 1.0 per 1,000 7.9 per 1,000
145 Algonquin Algonquin30,067 people 12.1 0.6 per 1,000 9.9 per 1,000
146 West Chicago West Chicago25,395 people 12.1 1.5 per 1,000 6.2 per 1,000
147 Downers Grove Downers Grove50,054 people 12.1 1.0 per 1,000 8.3 per 1,000
148 Map of Palatine Palatine66,293 people 12.1 0.9 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000
149 Mount Prospect Mount Prospect55,472 people 12.2 0.8 per 1,000 9.0 per 1,000
150 Map of Du Quoin Du Quoin5,726 people 12.2 1.8 per 1,000 5.1 per 1,000
151 Map of Auburn Auburn4,306 people 12.3 1.7 per 1,000 5.3 per 1,000
152 Hillsboro Hillsboro5,803 people 12.4 1.4 per 1,000 6.8 per 1,000
153 Rockton Rockton7,974 people 12.4 0.8 per 1,000 9.2 per 1,000
154 Map of Wheeling Wheeling38,433 people 12.4 0.9 per 1,000 8.9 per 1,000
155 Map of Hickory Hills Hickory Hills14,526 people 12.4 0.7 per 1,000 9.5 per 1,000
156 Map of Glendale Heights Glendale Heights32,808 people 12.6 1.1 per 1,000 8.3 per 1,000
157 Map of Morton Morton16,595 people 12.6 1.2 per 1,000 7.7 per 1,000
158 Map of Morton Grove Morton Grove24,619 people 12.6 0.5 per 1,000 10.5 per 1,000
159 Sycamore18,559 people 12.9 0.9 per 1,000 9.5 per 1,000
160 Greenville Greenville7,235 people 13.1 1.0 per 1,000 9.1 per 1,000
161 Wood Dale Wood Dale13,933 people 13.3 0.9 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
162 Hoffman Estates Hoffman Estates51,175 people 13.3 1.2 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000
163 Map of North Chicago North Chicago30,643 people 13.3 1.8 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
164 Westmont Westmont23,724 people 13.3 0.8 per 1,000 10.3 per 1,000
165 Map of Bourbonnais Bourbonnais18,078 people 13.5 1.8 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
166 Carlyle Carlyle2,980 people 13.5 0.7 per 1,000 10.5 per 1,000
167 Addison Addison35,489 people 13.5 1.3 per 1,000 8.2 per 1,000
168 La Grange La Grange15,998 people 13.6 1.4 per 1,000 7.9 per 1,000
169 Bensenville Bensenville18,603 people 13.6 0.9 per 1,000 10.2 per 1,000
170 Marengo Marengo7,040 people 13.6 1.8 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
171 West Dundee West Dundee7,906 people 13.8 1.2 per 1,000 9.1 per 1,000
172 Des Plaines Des Plaines59,156 people 14.0 1.2 per 1,000 9.2 per 1,000
173 St. Charles St. Charles32,854 people 14.1 0.9 per 1,000 10.4 per 1,000
174 Montgomery Montgomery21,515 people 14.2 1.2 per 1,000 9.4 per 1,000
175 Princeton Princeton7,975 people 14.6 0.4 per 1,000 13.2 per 1,000
176 Lake Zurich Lake Zurich19,832 people 14.7 1.0 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
177 Crystal Lake Crystal Lake40,579 people 14.9 1.0 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
178 Rushville Rushville2,747 people 15.0 1.5 per 1,000 9.0 per 1,000
179 Romeoville41,152 people 15.1 1.4 per 1,000 9.5 per 1,000
180 Crest Hill Crest Hill20,628 people 15.1 1.7 per 1,000 8.2 per 1,000
181 Glen Carbon Glen Carbon13,977 people 15.4 0.7 per 1,000 12.5 per 1,000
182 Tinley Park Tinley Park54,842 people 15.7 1.0 per 1,000 11.6 per 1,000
183 Bolingbrook Bolingbrook74,096 people 16.0 2.1 per 1,000 7.7 per 1,000
184 Map of Lakemoor Lakemoor6,467 people 16.1 1.3 per 1,000 11.1 per 1,000
185 Map of Vernon Hills Vernon Hills26,876 people 16.1 0.8 per 1,000 13.1 per 1,000
186 Elmwood Park Elmwood Park23,868 people 16.3 1.3 per 1,000 11.2 per 1,000
187 Wilmington5,494 people 17.0 2.2 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000
188 O'Fallon O'Fallon32,262 people 17.2 1.6 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
189 Rolling Meadows Rolling Meadows24,027 people 17.5 0.9 per 1,000 13.9 per 1,000
190 Glenview Glenview47,752 people 17.7 1.3 per 1,000 12.5 per 1,000
191 Colona5,139 people 18.1 1.2 per 1,000 13.3 per 1,000
192 Franklin Park Franklin Park18,197 people 18.4 1.5 per 1,000 12.5 per 1,000
193 River Grove River Grove10,451 people 18.4 1.3 per 1,000 13.4 per 1,000
194 Tuscola Tuscola4,808 people 18.5 3.1 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
195 Map of Worth Worth10,700 people 18.7 2.1 per 1,000 10.1 per 1,000
196 Washington Washington15,919 people 19.0 1.1 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
197 Elgin Elgin114,934 people 19.1 2.4 per 1,000 9.7 per 1,000
198 Map of Dupo Dupo3,879 people 19.3 2.1 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
199 Villa Park Villa Park22,345 people 19.4 1.6 per 1,000 12.9 per 1,000
200 Map of Northlake Northlake12,513 people 19.5 1.6 per 1,000 13.3 per 1,000
201 Map of Crete Crete8,386 people 19.7 2.1 per 1,000 11.2 per 1,000
202 Lombard Lombard43,619 people 20.0 1.1 per 1,000 15.7 per 1,000
203 Map of Taylorville Taylorville10,646 people 20.1 2.4 per 1,000 10.5 per 1,000
204 Map of Willowbrook Willowbrook9,131 people 20.4 1.4 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
205 South Beloit South Beloit7,946 people 20.5 2.4 per 1,000 10.9 per 1,000
206 Marshall Marshall4,040 people 20.5 2.0 per 1,000 12.6 per 1,000
207 Elk Grove Village Elk Grove Village31,987 people 20.7 1.4 per 1,000 15.3 per 1,000
208 Oak Lawn Oak Lawn56,861 people 20.8 1.3 per 1,000 15.6 per 1,000
209 Map of Vandalia Vandalia5,796 people 20.9 1.8 per 1,000 13.8 per 1,000
210 Watseka Watseka4,780 people 21.0 1.9 per 1,000 13.6 per 1,000
211 Map of Jerseyville Jerseyville7,445 people 21.2 1.3 per 1,000 15.9 per 1,000
212 Map of Pittsfield Pittsfield4,420 people 21.3 2.0 per 1,000 13.4 per 1,000
213 Map of Morris Morris14,898 people 21.5 2.0 per 1,000 13.5 per 1,000
214 Monmouth Monmouth8,581 people 21.5 2.4 per 1,000 12.0 per 1,000
215 Map of Niles Niles30,064 people 21.7 0.5 per 1,000 19.8 per 1,000
216 Chillicothe Chillicothe5,900 people 21.9 2.0 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
217 River Forest River Forest11,992 people 22.0 0.9 per 1,000 18.2 per 1,000
218 Aurora Aurora179,898 people 22.0 2.7 per 1,000 11.4 per 1,000
219 Cicero Cicero82,797 people 22.3 2.7 per 1,000 11.4 per 1,000
220 Map of Caseyville Caseyville4,130 people 22.6 3.1 per 1,000 10.4 per 1,000
221 Map of Monee Monee5,108 people 22.7 1.8 per 1,000 15.4 per 1,000
222 Olney Olney8,577 people 22.7 2.3 per 1,000 13.5 per 1,000
223 Lincoln Lincoln13,281 people 22.8 1.9 per 1,000 15.1 per 1,000
224 Midlothian Midlothian13,948 people 23.2 2.0 per 1,000 15.2 per 1,000
225 Map of Sparta Sparta4,068 people 23.3 2.3 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
226 Schaumburg Schaumburg76,868 people 23.5 0.8 per 1,000 20.2 per 1,000
227 Ottawa Ottawa18,447 people 23.6 2.4 per 1,000 14.0 per 1,000
228 Pontiac Pontiac11,294 people 23.7 3.2 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
229 Newton Newton2,932 people 23.8 3.2 per 1,000 11.1 per 1,000
230 Peru Peru9,775 people 23.8 1.6 per 1,000 17.4 per 1,000
231 Streator Streator12,330 people 24.0 2.0 per 1,000 16.1 per 1,000
232 Collinsville Collinsville24,031 people 24.0 2.2 per 1,000 15.4 per 1,000
233 Bellwood Bellwood18,256 people 24.0 2.8 per 1,000 12.8 per 1,000
234 Freeport Freeport23,505 people 24.3 2.9 per 1,000 12.6 per 1,000
235 Map of Machesney Park Machesney Park22,630 people 24.7 2.5 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
236 Fox Lake Fox Lake11,131 people 24.8 2.8 per 1,000 13.5 per 1,000
237 Map of Loves Park Loves Park23,502 people 25.0 3.2 per 1,000 12.2 per 1,000
238 Park Forest Park Forest21,156 people 25.1 2.9 per 1,000 13.6 per 1,000
239 Map of Metropolis Metropolis5,864 people 25.4 3.1 per 1,000 13.1 per 1,000
240 Westville3,419 people 25.5 2.9 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
241 Joliet Joliet150,445 people 26.0 3.7 per 1,000 11.3 per 1,000
242 Map of Wood River Wood River10,279 people 26.0 2.2 per 1,000 17.2 per 1,000
243 Burbank Burbank28,739 people 26.1 2.0 per 1,000 18.2 per 1,000
244 Chicago Ridge14,099 people 26.2 2.2 per 1,000 17.3 per 1,000
245 Summit Summit10,846 people 26.2 3.2 per 1,000 13.6 per 1,000
246 Map of Pontoon Beach Pontoon Beach6,025 people 26.8 3.0 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
247 Charleston Charleston17,062 people 27.2 2.9 per 1,000 15.5 per 1,000
248 Map of Virden Virden3,171 people 27.5 3.8 per 1,000 12.3 per 1,000
249 Zion Zion24,600 people 27.7 4.1 per 1,000 11.4 per 1,000
250 Robinson Robinson7,084 people 27.8 2.9 per 1,000 16.0 per 1,000
251 Gurnee Gurnee30,510 people 28.1 1.7 per 1,000 21.3 per 1,000
252 Normal Normal53,569 people 28.2 3.0 per 1,000 16.0 per 1,000
253 Map of East Alton East Alton5,689 people 28.3 3.8 per 1,000 13.3 per 1,000
254 Map of Flossmoor Flossmoor9,391 people 28.4 0.8 per 1,000 25.1 per 1,000
255 Hillside Hillside8,084 people 28.9 2.3 per 1,000 19.8 per 1,000
256 Sauk Village Sauk Village9,678 people 28.9 3.9 per 1,000 13.5 per 1,000
257 Map of Countryside Countryside6,267 people 29.0 1.4 per 1,000 23.4 per 1,000
258 Mattoon Mattoon16,586 people 29.1 4.5 per 1,000 10.9 per 1,000
259 Effingham Effingham12,342 people 29.6 2.6 per 1,000 19.2 per 1,000
260 Waukegan Waukegan89,076 people 30.0 4.0 per 1,000 14.2 per 1,000
261 Jacksonville Jacksonville18,014 people 30.0 2.6 per 1,000 19.8 per 1,000
262 Map of East Dundee East Dundee3,146 people 30.1 1.5 per 1,000 24.1 per 1,000
263 Map of Steger Steger9,418 people 30.1 3.0 per 1,000 18.2 per 1,000
264 Homewood Homewood19,294 people 30.7 1.8 per 1,000 23.7 per 1,000
265 Map of University Park University Park7,306 people 30.7 3.4 per 1,000 17.1 per 1,000
266 Salem Salem7,236 people 31.0 3.8 per 1,000 15.7 per 1,000
267 Map of Crestwood Crestwood10,579 people 31.1 1.4 per 1,000 25.7 per 1,000
268 Map of Richton Park Richton Park12,521 people 31.2 2.9 per 1,000 19.7 per 1,000
269 Eldorado Eldorado3,771 people 31.3 4.9 per 1,000 11.9 per 1,000
270 Clinton Clinton6,985 people 31.3 3.3 per 1,000 18.3 per 1,000
271 East Moline East Moline20,904 people 32.3 2.6 per 1,000 21.9 per 1,000
272 Bradley Bradley15,325 people 32.7 2.7 per 1,000 22.0 per 1,000
273 Map of Evanston Evanston76,340 people 33.1 1.4 per 1,000 27.4 per 1,000
274 South Holland South Holland20,911 people 33.2 3.2 per 1,000 20.5 per 1,000
275 Map of Bartonville Bartonville5,841 people 33.6 4.0 per 1,000 17.6 per 1,000
276 Skokie Skokie66,219 people 33.6 1.9 per 1,000 26.2 per 1,000
277 Map of Hoopeston Hoopeston5,034 people 33.7 4.1 per 1,000 17.2 per 1,000
278 Lansing Lansing28,284 people 33.9 3.6 per 1,000 19.7 per 1,000
279 Map of Paris Paris8,276 people 35.3 5.2 per 1,000 14.4 per 1,000
280 Milan Milan5,034 people 35.5 3.0 per 1,000 23.7 per 1,000
281 Belleville Belleville41,370 people 36.2 4.8 per 1,000 17.2 per 1,000
282 Champaign Champaign89,996 people 37.7 4.3 per 1,000 20.5 per 1,000
283 Herrin Herrin12,226 people 37.8 3.7 per 1,000 23.1 per 1,000
284 Map of East Peoria East Peoria22,324 people 37.9 2.9 per 1,000 26.3 per 1,000
285 Map of DeKalb DeKalb40,443 people 38.5 3.6 per 1,000 24.0 per 1,000
286 Map of Rantoul Rantoul12,421 people 38.7 5.6 per 1,000 16.4 per 1,000
287 Map of Country Club Hills Country Club Hills16,324 people 38.9 3.8 per 1,000 23.8 per 1,000
288 Map of South Chicago Heights South Chicago Heights3,907 people 40.3 3.4 per 1,000 26.7 per 1,000
289 Map of Posen Posen5,292 people 40.4 4.6 per 1,000 22.1 per 1,000
290 Alsip Alsip18,583 people 40.9 3.0 per 1,000 29.0 per 1,000
291 Blue Island Blue Island21,741 people 41.6 3.9 per 1,000 25.8 per 1,000
292 Map of Silvis Silvis7,955 people 43.7 2.4 per 1,000 34.1 per 1,000
293 Oak Park Oak Park53,292 people 44.5 2.9 per 1,000 33.0 per 1,000
294 Forest Park Forest Park13,943 people 44.8 3.8 per 1,000 29.6 per 1,000
295 Urbana Urbana39,341 people 45.2 4.9 per 1,000 25.6 per 1,000
296 Hazel Crest Hazel Crest13,792 people 45.2 4.7 per 1,000 26.5 per 1,000
297 Map of Fairview Heights Fairview Heights16,745 people 45.9 3.9 per 1,000 30.5 per 1,000
298 Havana Havana2,989 people 47.2 8.7 per 1,000 12.5 per 1,000
299 Moline Moline42,197 people 47.6 4.1 per 1,000 31.3 per 1,000
300 Rock Island Rock Island36,151 people 48.3 5.7 per 1,000 25.6 per 1,000
301 Carlinville Carlinville5,480 people 49.0 5.9 per 1,000 25.5 per 1,000
302 Granite City Granite City26,549 people 50.3 6.5 per 1,000 24.3 per 1,000
303 Olympia Fields Olympia Fields4,734 people 51.4 1.9 per 1,000 43.7 per 1,000
304 Map of Murphysboro Murphysboro6,735 people 51.5 5.4 per 1,000 29.7 per 1,000
305 Map of Decatur Decatur69,815 people 52.7 6.5 per 1,000 26.6 per 1,000
306 Chicago Chicago2,711,226 people 53.6 5.2 per 1,000 32.8 per 1,000
307 Centralia Centralia11,856 people 54.2 7.0 per 1,000 26.0 per 1,000
308 North Riverside North Riverside7,249 people 55.9 1.9 per 1,000 48.5 per 1,000
309 Harvey Harvey20,230 people 59.0 9.0 per 1,000 23.1 per 1,000
310 Map of Cherry Valley Cherry Valley3,749 people 60.2 4.0 per 1,000 44.4 per 1,000
311 Evergreen Park Evergreen Park19,420 people 63.4 1.5 per 1,000 57.4 per 1,000
312 Calumet Park Calumet Park6,855 people 64.9 8.0 per 1,000 32.8 per 1,000
313 Alton Alton25,279 people 65.9 9.1 per 1,000 29.5 per 1,000
314 Oak Brook8,056 people 66.5 0.7 per 1,000 63.7 per 1,000
315 Map of Rockford Rockford147,521 people 67.4 10.4 per 1,000 25.7 per 1,000
316 Carbondale Carbondale22,158 people 68.2 9.2 per 1,000 31.4 per 1,000
317 Rosemont Rosemont3,290 people 76.3 4.6 per 1,000 57.8 per 1,000
318 Chicago Heights Chicago Heights26,736 people 79.4 12.6 per 1,000 29.2 per 1,000
319 Springfield Springfield113,330 people 80.4 8.6 per 1,000 46.0 per 1,000
320 Peoria112,169 people 90.9 12.7 per 1,000 40.1 per 1,000
321 Danville Danville28,595 people 113.5 16.0 per 1,000 49.7 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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