Kankakee, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kankakee, IL Summary

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

  • There were 410 total crimes committed in Kankakee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,585.3 total crimes per 100K people in Kankakee.
  • The overall crime rate in Kankakee is -31.79% below the national average.
  • Kankakee ranks #453 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Kankakee ranks #5,551 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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Kankakee Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kankakee is 1,585.3 per 100,000 people. That's -31.79% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -20.15% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kankakee
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 410 1,585.3 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 8 30.9 9.1 6.3
Robbery 33 127.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 180 696.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 244 943.4 425.9 369.8
Burglary 112 433.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 52 201.1 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 166 641.8 1,559.4 1,954.4

Kankakee 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 Kankakee

244
Violent Crimes
943.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
155.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 244 violent crimes in Kankakee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kankakee is 943.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 106.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kankakee each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 155.12% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 121.51% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kankakee

166
Property Crimes
641.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 166 property crimes in Kankakee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kankakee is 641.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 155.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kankakee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.16% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.84% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kankakee

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
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Downers Grove, IL 49,070 130 264.9 169.1 95.8
Lisle, IL 23,506 134 570.1 531.8 38.3
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1
Bourbonnais, IL 19,551 69 352.9 87.0 266.0
Hinsdale, IL 17,724 30 169.3 146.7 22.6
La Grange, IL 15,699 124 789.9 758.0 31.8
Bradley, IL 15,205 464 3,051.6 2,775.4 276.2
Western Springs, IL 13,175 49 371.9 371.9 0.0

Kankakee SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
8
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