Illinois Crime Rates & City Safety Scores
Population-adjusted FBI reporting rates; see the city profiles below.
Key facts
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Illinois displays a 35.88-point adjusted-score range in its 2025 source-year cohort: Joliet, Illinois at 66.28 points out of 100 versus Chicago, Illinois at 30.4.
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Illinois displays 5 jurisdiction profiles from a scoring run containing 605 reportable jurisdictions in its 2025 source-year directory; 3 displayed profiles have scores.
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Illinois has 0 displayed jurisdictions with decreasing reported trajectories versus 3 increasing and 0 stable, comparing weighted 2024 reporting with 2025.
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Chicago, Illinois has a reporting population of 2,707,648 residents versus 1,566 in Alorton, Illinois, in the 2025 source-year displayed cohort.
Quick answer
In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, the highest-scoring city in Illinois is Joliet with an adjusted safety score of 66.28 out of 100, ranked across 5 tracked jurisdictions using 2025 FBI reporting.
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Illinois city safety rankings
Ranked by adjusted Safety Atlas score. The table lists the 5 most populous jurisdictions in this directory; each rank is calculated within this displayed 5-jurisdiction cohort.
| City / Jurisdiction | Cohort Rank | Population | Safety Score | Overall Trend | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joliet | #1 of 5 | 149,785 | 66.28 | ↑ Increasing | View Report → |
| Aurora | #2 of 5 | 179,867 | 65.4 | ↑ Increasing | View Report → |
| Chicago | #3 of 5 | 2,707,648 | 30.4 | ↑ Increasing | View Report → |
| Centreville | Limited reporting | 4,232 | N/A | Unknown | View Report → |
| Alorton | Limited reporting | 1,566 | N/A | Unknown | View Report → |
* Trajectory trends compare weighted year-over-year reporting from 2024 to 2025. Scores describe relative reported rates, not personal risk. Cohort rank covers only the 5 jurisdictions listed above.
Data, definitions and reuse
Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Monthly counts are summed over the agencies that reported each month, and agency coverage changes over time.
| Month | Violent | Property | Agencies reporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4243 | 24170 | 639 |
| Feb | 3533 | 21938 | 633 |
| Mar | 4159 | 25452 | 633 |
| Apr | 4343 | 25860 | 629 |
| May | 4739 | 27488 | 631 |
| Jun | 4651 | 27987 | 624 |
| Jul | 4995 | 30238 | 628 |
| Aug | 5052 | 28841 | 623 |
| Sep | 4514 | 26563 | 622 |
| Oct | 4180 | 28019 | 616 |
| Nov | 4002 | 23873 | 611 |
| Dec | 3489 | 23689 | 610 |
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<img src="https://www.safetyatlas.us/img/charts/illinois-crime-trend-2025.webp" alt="Chart of Illinois crime statistics: Illinois agencies reported 51,900 violent offenses in 2025. Between 610 to 639 agencies reported each month, so the total is not compared with 2024. Shows violent and property offenses per month." width="1200" height="675" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto">
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Illinois in 7 numbers
- Every major offense fell in 2025. Burglary -42% (54,701 to 31,773), robbery -34%, homicide -24%, motor vehicle theft -19%, larceny-theft -4%, aggravated assault -1%.
- Almost half of all reports are property crime. 355,169 of 918,187 reports (38.7%); larceny-theft alone is 228,079 (24.8%).
- Clearances skew toward violent crime. 44% of homicides cleared vs 5% of motor vehicle thefts and 14% of burglaries (2025, reports cleared divided by reports received, reporting agencies only).
- Homicides fell by nearly a fifth. 1,094 reports in 2025 vs 1,444 in 2024 (-24%) across reporting agencies.
- The biggest volume is not violent. Simple assault (217,207) alone outweighs the entire personal-safety total (54,059, 5.9% of reports).
- Watch the monthly shape. Larceny-theft peaked in Jul (21,901) and troughed in Feb (16,143), a 1.4× swing inside a single year.
- These are reporting-agency sums. 263 of 831 agencies reported burglary in December 2025 (vs 284 in January); totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
Takeaways are computed from summed FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, 831 agencies in file). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.
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Illinois monthly trend: reporting-agency sums through December 2025
Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month summed across reporting agencies for three indicator offenses. Counts only; there is no honest monthly denominator at this grain, so no rates are shown.
Larceny-theft, month by month
→ Stable, 228079 reports vs 236864 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 17,348 | 284 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 16,143 | 281 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 18,711 | 282 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 19,011 | 282 | Full |
| May 2025 | 20,015 | 283 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 20,445 | 276 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 21,901 | 278 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 20,870 | 276 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 19,443 | 274 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 20,020 | 269 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 17,090 | 265 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 17,082 | 264 | Full |
Simple assault, month by month
→ Stable, 217207 reports vs 234536 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 15,887 | 287 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 14,710 | 285 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 18,369 | 286 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 18,158 | 285 | Full |
| May 2025 | 19,910 | 287 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 20,334 | 279 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 19,770 | 281 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 19,693 | 279 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 19,347 | 277 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 18,223 | 272 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 17,093 | 269 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 15,713 | 267 | Full |
Vandalism, month by month
↓ Decreasing, 144766 reports vs 164373 in 2024 (down 12% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 9,935 | 303 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 8,834 | 300 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 12,203 | 301 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 12,383 | 300 | Full |
| May 2025 | 13,041 | 302 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 13,790 | 294 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 14,603 | 297 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 13,270 | 294 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 12,453 | 292 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 12,988 | 287 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 11,366 | 282 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 9,900 | 281 | Full |
Clearances: what got cleared in 2025
44% of homicides cleared vs 5% of motor vehicle thefts, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.
| Offense | Reported | Cleared | Clearance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1,094 | 479 | 43.8% |
| Aggravated Assault | 27,558 | 11,895 | 43.2% |
| Robbery | 14,103 | 2,426 | 17.2% |
| Burglary | 31,773 | 4,368 | 13.7% |
| Larceny-theft | 228,079 | 34,700 | 15.2% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 52,397 | 2,592 | 4.9% |
Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.
Monthly counts summed over reporting agencies, FBI CDE source year 2025. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
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Illinois city reports
- Joliet safety report: #1 of 5, population 149,785, score 66.28, and the displayed trajectory is ↑ Increasing.
- Aurora safety report: #2 of 5, population 179,867, score 65.4, and the displayed trajectory is ↑ Increasing.
- Chicago safety report: #3 of 5, population 2,707,648, score 30.4, and the displayed trajectory is ↑ Increasing.
- Centreville safety report: Limited reporting, population 4,232, score N/A, and the displayed trajectory is Unknown.
- Alorton safety report: Limited reporting, population 1,566, score N/A, and the displayed trajectory is Unknown.
Reading the comparison
Scores compare reported rates; they do not predict personal risk. Methodology · Coverage
Monthly count comparisons
Illinois reporting agencies recorded 21,901 larceny-theft offenses in Jul 2025 versus 16,143 in Feb 2025, a difference of 5,758 reports; 278 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 281 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 228,079 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Illinois reporting agencies recorded 20,334 simple assault offenses in Jun 2025 versus 14,710 in Feb 2025, a difference of 5,624 reports; 279 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 285 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 217,207 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Illinois reporting agencies recorded 14,603 vandalism offenses in Jul 2025 versus 8,834 in Feb 2025, a difference of 5,769 reports; 297 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 300 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 144,766 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Illinois reporting agencies recorded 479 cleared homicide offenses against 1,094 reports received in 2025 (43.8%), compared with 2,592 cleared motor vehicle theft offenses against 52,397 reports (4.9%), a 38.9-percentage-point difference between the displayed clearance ratios; clearances can concern earlier reports.
Chicago, Illinois records 30.4 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 23.63 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 54.03; its reporting population of 2,707,648 residents accounts for 89.0% of the 3,043,098 residents summed across the 5 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Joliet, Illinois records 66.28 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 12.25 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 54.03; its reporting population of 149,785 residents accounts for 4.9% of the 3,043,098 residents summed across the 5 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Aurora, Illinois records 65.4 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 11.37 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 54.03; its reporting population of 179,867 residents accounts for 5.9% of the 3,043,098 residents summed across the 5 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Illinois reporting-agency sums contain 228,079 larceny-theft reports in 2025 versus 236,864 in 2024, 8,785 reports (3.7%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 264 to 284 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Illinois reporting-agency sums contain 217,207 simple assault reports in 2025 versus 234,536 in 2024, 17,329 reports (7.4%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 267 to 287 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Illinois reporting-agency sums contain 144,766 vandalism reports in 2025 versus 164,373 in 2024, 19,607 reports (11.9%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 281 to 303 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
How to read the Illinois directory
The scoring run contains 605 reportable jurisdictions in Illinois. This public directory displays the 5 most populous jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set, and each displayed city's rank is calculated within this displayed 5-jurisdiction cohort.
Within the displayed cohort, Joliet has the highest adjusted score at 66.28, and Chicago has the lowest at 30.4. The public-cohort range is 35.88 points; use the offense-rate tables on each city profile to understand that spread.
Current trajectories in the displayed cohort: 0 decreasing, 0 stable, and 3 increasing. Trends compare weighted 2024 and 2025 reporting and do not forecast future incidents.
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