Macomb, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Macomb, IL Summary

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

  • There were 137 total crimes committed in Macomb in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 925.8 total crimes per 100K people in Macomb.
  • The overall crime rate in Macomb is -56.31% below the national average.
  • Macomb ranks #276 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Macomb ranks #4,109 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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Macomb Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Macomb is 925.8 per 100,000 people. That's -56.31% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -53.81% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Macomb
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 137 925.8 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 16 108.1 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 17 114.9 289.2 359.0
Burglary 10 67.6 290.5 229.0
Larceny 106 716.3 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 27.0 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 120 810.9 1,715.2 1,760.0

Macomb 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 Macomb

17
Violent Crimes
114.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Macomb in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Macomb is 114.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 870.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Macomb each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.00% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.27% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Macomb

120
Property Crimes
810.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 120 property crimes in Macomb in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Macomb is 810.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 123.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Macomb each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.92% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.72% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Macomb

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Galesburg, IL 28,864 1,004 3,478.4 2,965.6 512.7
Burlington, IA 23,444 525 2,239.4 1,825.6 413.8
Canton, IL 13,600 149 1,095.6 801.5 294.1
Fort Madison, IA 9,964 198 1,987.2 1,706.1 281.0
Keokuk, IA 9,392 176 1,873.9 1,586.5 287.5
Monmouth, IL 8,460 147 1,737.6 1,371.2 366.4
Beardstown, IL 5,372 52 968.0 558.5 409.5

Macomb SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
10
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