Joliet, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 2,304 total crimes committed in Joliet the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,530.4 total crimes per 100K people in Joliet.
  • The overall crime rate in Joliet is -34.15% below the national average.
  • Joliet ranks #445 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Joliet ranks #5,400 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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Joliet Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Joliet is 1,530.4 per 100,000 people. That's -34.15% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.91% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Joliet
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,304 1,530.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 2 1.3 9.1 6.3
Robbery 53 35.2 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 634 421.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 770 511.5 425.9 369.8
Burglary 184 122.2 246.4 269.8
Larceny 1,200 797.1 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 150 99.6 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,534 1,019.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Joliet 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 Joliet

770
Violent Crimes
511.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
38.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 770 violent crimes in Joliet in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Joliet is 511.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 195.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Joliet each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 38.31% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 20.09% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Joliet

1,534
Property Crimes
1,019.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-47.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,534 property crimes in Joliet in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Joliet is 1,019.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 98.1 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 -47.86% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.66% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 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 148,929 1,290 866.2 813.8 52.4
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Plainfield, IL 46,004 348 756.5 676.0 80.4
Romeoville, IL 41,069 410 998.3 849.8 148.5
Woodridge, IL 33,478 94 280.8 182.2 98.6
Lockport, IL 26,079 170 651.9 598.2 53.7
Lisle, IL 23,506 134 570.1 531.8 38.3
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1
Crest Hill, IL 20,197 268 1,326.9 1,064.5 262.4

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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