Danville, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Danville, IL Summary

Crime in Danville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Danville 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 Danville:

  • There were 2,054 total crimes committed in Danville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,360.7 total crimes per 100K people in Danville.
  • The overall crime rate in Danville is 247.33% above the national average.
  • Danville ranks #519 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Danville ranks #9,787 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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Danville Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Danville is 7,360.7 per 100,000 people. That's 247.33% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 267.23% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Danville
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,054 7,360.7 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.6 5.8 5.0
Robbery 23 82.4 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 397 1,422.7 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 470 1,684.3 289.2 359.0
Burglary 422 1,512.3 290.5 229.0
Larceny 1,073 3,845.2 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 89 318.9 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 1,584 5,676.4 1,715.2 1,760.0

Danville 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 Danville

470
Violent Crimes
1,684.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
369.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 470 violent crimes in Danville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Danville is 1,684.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Danville each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 369.16% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 482.42% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Danville

1,584
Property Crimes
5,676.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
222.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,584 property crimes in Danville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Danville is 5,676.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 17.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Danville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 222.52% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 230.95% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Danville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Champaign, IL 89,466 2,488 2,780.9 2,279.1 501.9
Lafayette, IN 71,374 1,886 2,642.4 2,042.8 599.7
West Lafayette, IN 44,906 583 1,298.3 1,204.7 93.5
Urbana, IL 38,204 1,160 3,036.3 2,491.9 544.4
Crawfordsville, IN 16,662 138 828.2 642.2 186.1
Rantoul, IL 11,835 275 2,323.6 1,774.4 549.2
Mahomet, IL 10,538 46 436.5 208.8 227.7
Paris, IL 7,967 162 2,033.4 1,456.0 577.4

Danville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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