Danville, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Danville:

  • There were 1,873 total crimes committed in Danville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,576.5 total crimes per 100K people in Danville.
  • The overall crime rate in Danville is 182.96% above the national average.
  • Danville ranks #582 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Danville ranks #9,670 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 6,576.5 per 100,000 people. That's 182.96% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 231.26% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Danville
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,873 6,576.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 4 14.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 35 122.9 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 419 1,471.2 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 500 1,755.6 425.9 369.8
Burglary 287 1,007.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 1,015 3,563.9 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 71 249.3 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,373 4,820.9 1,559.4 1,954.4

Danville Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Danville

500
Violent Crimes
1,755.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
374.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 500 violent crimes in Danville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Danville is 1,755.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Danville each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 374.75% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 312.20% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Danville

1,373
Property Crimes
4,820.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
146.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,373 property crimes in Danville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Danville is 4,820.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.7 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 146.67% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 209.16% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 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 89,815 2,127 2,368.2 1,722.4 645.8
Lafayette, IN 70,861 1,972 2,782.9 2,188.8 594.1
West Lafayette, IN 44,891 503 1,120.5 1,018.0 102.5
Urbana, IL 41,673 1,032 2,476.4 1,977.3 499.1
Crawfordsville, IN 16,449 261 1,586.7 1,270.6 316.1
Rantoul, IL 11,971 339 2,831.8 2,222.0 609.8
Mahomet, IL 9,709 70 721.0 545.9 175.1
Paris, IL 8,225 144 1,750.8 1,191.5 559.3
Watseka, IL 4,587 83 1,809.5 1,656.9 152.6
Georgetown, IL 3,154 39 1,236.5 1,109.7 126.8

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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