Machesney Park, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Machesney Park, IL Summary

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

  • There were 418 total crimes committed in Machesney Park in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,855.3 total crimes per 100K people in Machesney Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Machesney Park is -12.45% below the national average.
  • Machesney Park ranks #413 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Machesney Park ranks #6,919 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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Machesney Park Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Machesney Park is 1,855.3 per 100,000 people. That's -12.45% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -7.44% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Machesney Park
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 418 1,855.3 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 3 13.3 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 53 235.2 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 72 319.6 289.2 359.0
Burglary 36 159.8 290.5 229.0
Larceny 289 1,282.7 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 21 93.2 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 346 1,535.7 1,715.2 1,760.0

Machesney Park 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 Machesney Park

72
Violent Crimes
319.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-10.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 72 violent crimes in Machesney Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Machesney Park is 319.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 312.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Machesney Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -10.98% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.51% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Machesney Park

346
Property Crimes
1,535.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 346 property crimes in Machesney Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Machesney Park is 1,535.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 65.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Machesney Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.74% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.46% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Machesney Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rockford, IL 145,280 5,226 3,597.2 2,517.2 1,080.0
Beloit, WI 36,231 944 2,605.5 2,213.6 391.9
Belvidere, IL 25,302 149 588.9 438.7 150.2
Loves Park, IL 23,312 405 1,737.3 1,381.3 356.0
Roscoe, IL 10,805 76 703.4 546.0 157.3
South Beloit, IL 7,866 93 1,182.3 1,017.0 165.3
Rockton, IL 7,741 69 891.4 826.8 64.6

Machesney Park SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8
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