Dixon, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Dixon, IL Summary

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

  • There were 98 total crimes committed in Dixon in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 651.5 total crimes per 100K people in Dixon.
  • The overall crime rate in Dixon is -69.26% below the national average.
  • Dixon ranks #198 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Dixon ranks #2,929 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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Dixon Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dixon is 651.5 per 100,000 people. That's -69.26% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -67.50% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dixon
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 98 651.5 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 3 19.9 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 24 159.5 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 29 192.8 289.2 359.0
Burglary 4 26.6 290.5 229.0
Larceny 64 425.4 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 6.6 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 69 458.7 1,715.2 1,760.0

Dixon 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 Dixon

29
Violent Crimes
192.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-46.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Dixon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dixon is 192.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 518.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dixon each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -46.30% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.34% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dixon

69
Property Crimes
458.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-73.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 69 property crimes in Dixon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dixon is 458.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 218.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dixon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -73.94% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -73.26% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dixon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
DeKalb, IL 40,208 1,169 2,907.4 2,514.4 393.0
Ottawa, IL 18,722 315 1,682.5 1,495.6 186.9
Sycamore, IL 18,718 197 1,052.5 1,009.7 42.7
Sterling, IL 14,400 238 1,652.8 1,333.3 319.4
Peru, IL 9,734 184 1,890.3 1,664.3 226.0
Rock Falls, IL 8,545 305 3,569.3 2,972.5 596.8
Rockton, IL 7,741 69 891.4 826.8 64.6
Sandwich, IL 7,212 22 305.0 277.3 27.7
Mendota, IL 6,893 35 507.8 377.2 130.6
Geneseo, IL 6,520 62 950.9 858.9 92.0

Dixon SnackAbility

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