Joliet, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Joliet, IL Summary

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

  • There were 2,401 total crimes committed in Joliet in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,594.6 total crimes per 100K people in Joliet.
  • The overall crime rate in Joliet is -24.75% below the national average.
  • Joliet ranks #383 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Joliet ranks #6,308 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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Joliet Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Joliet is 1,594.6 per 100,000 people. That's -24.75% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -20.44% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Joliet
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,401 1,594.6 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 53 35.2 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 401 266.3 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 527 350.0 289.2 359.0
Burglary 587 389.9 290.5 229.0
Larceny 1,060 704.0 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 227 150.8 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 1,874 1,244.6 1,715.2 1,760.0

Joliet 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 Joliet

527
Violent Crimes
350.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-2.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 527 violent crimes in Joliet in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Joliet is 350.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 285.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Joliet each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -2.51% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 21.03% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Joliet

1,874
Property Crimes
1,244.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,874 property crimes in Joliet in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Joliet is 1,244.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Joliet each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.28% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.44% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Joliet

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Naperville, IL 150,521 1,456 967.3 883.6 83.7
Orland Park, IL 56,593 637 1,125.6 1,097.3 28.3
Tinley Park, IL 53,256 721 1,353.8 1,244.9 108.9
Plainfield, IL 48,311 358 741.0 683.1 58.0
Romeoville, IL 41,007 477 1,163.2 1,012.0 151.2
Woodridge, IL 33,387 293 877.6 817.7 59.9
Lockport, IL 26,668 176 660.0 592.5 67.5
Lisle, IL 23,074 115 498.4 455.1 43.3
Darien, IL 21,599 207 958.4 916.7 41.7
Crest Hill, IL 20,020 218 1,088.9 909.1 179.8

Joliet SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
5
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