Belvidere, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Belvidere, IL Summary

Crime in Belvidere research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Belvidere over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Belvidere:

  • There were 149 total crimes committed in Belvidere in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 588.9 total crimes per 100K people in Belvidere.
  • The overall crime rate in Belvidere is -72.21% below the national average.
  • Belvidere ranks #175 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Belvidere ranks #2,636 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Belvidere Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Belvidere is 588.9 per 100,000 people. That's -72.21% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -70.62% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Belvidere
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 149 588.9 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 4 15.8 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 27 106.7 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 38 150.2 289.2 359.0
Burglary 28 110.7 290.5 229.0
Larceny 70 276.7 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 13 51.4 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 111 438.7 1,715.2 1,760.0

Belvidere Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Belvidere

38
Violent Crimes
150.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 violent crimes in Belvidere in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Belvidere is 150.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 665.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Belvidere each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.17% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.07% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Belvidere

111
Property Crimes
438.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 111 property crimes in Belvidere in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Belvidere is 438.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 227.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Belvidere each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.07% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -74.42% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Belvidere

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rockford, IL 145,280 5,226 3,597.2 2,517.2 1,080.0
Loves Park, IL 23,312 405 1,737.3 1,381.3 356.0
Machesney Park, IL 22,530 418 1,855.3 1,535.7 319.6
Roscoe, IL 10,805 76 703.4 546.0 157.3
Harvard, IL 9,323 71 761.6 622.1 139.4
South Beloit, IL 7,866 93 1,182.3 1,017.0 165.3
Rockton, IL 7,741 69 891.4 826.8 64.6
Marengo, IL 7,626 54 708.1 577.0 131.1
Genoa, IL 5,244 11 209.8 57.2 152.6

Belvidere SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
7
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