Normal, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Normal, IL Summary

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

  • There were 988 total crimes committed in Normal in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,879.3 total crimes per 100K people in Normal.
  • The overall crime rate in Normal is -11.32% below the national average.
  • Normal ranks #414 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Normal ranks #6,974 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.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Normal Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Normal is 1,879.3 per 100,000 people. That's -11.32% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -6.24% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Normal
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 988 1,879.3 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 2 3.8 5.8 5.0
Robbery 8 15.2 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 113 214.9 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 173 329.1 289.2 359.0
Burglary 122 232.1 290.5 229.0
Larceny 648 1,232.6 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 45 85.6 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 815 1,550.2 1,715.2 1,760.0

Normal 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 Normal

173
Violent Crimes
329.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 173 violent crimes in Normal in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Normal is 329.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 303.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Normal each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.34% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.79% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Normal

815
Property Crimes
1,550.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 815 property crimes in Normal in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Normal is 1,550.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Normal each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.92% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.62% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Normal

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Champaign, IL 89,466 2,488 2,780.9 2,279.1 501.9
Bloomington, IL 77,166 1,050 1,360.7 1,052.3 308.4
East Peoria, IL 21,873 575 2,628.8 2,363.6 265.2
Morton, IL 17,592 160 909.5 824.2 85.3
Washington, IL 15,760 193 1,224.6 1,129.4 95.2
Rantoul, IL 11,835 275 2,323.6 1,774.4 549.2
Mahomet, IL 10,538 46 436.5 208.8 227.7
Monticello, IL 6,041 14 231.7 231.7 0.0
Chillicothe, IL 5,934 65 1,095.4 943.7 151.7
Eureka, IL 5,276 57 1,080.4 568.6 511.8

Normal SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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