Peoria, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Peoria, IL Summary

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

  • There were 6,174 total crimes committed in Peoria in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,629.3 total crimes per 100K people in Peoria.
  • The overall crime rate in Peoria is 165.63% above the national average.
  • Peoria ranks #512 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Peoria ranks #9,653 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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Peoria Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Peoria is 5,629.3 per 100,000 people. That's 165.63% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 180.85% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Peoria
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 6,174 5,629.3 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 14 12.8 5.8 5.0
Robbery 140 127.6 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1,154 1,052.2 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 1,475 1,344.9 289.2 359.0
Burglary 1,581 1,441.5 290.5 229.0
Larceny 2,266 2,066.1 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 852 776.8 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 4,699 4,284.4 1,715.2 1,760.0

Peoria 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 Peoria

1,475
Violent Crimes
1,344.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
274.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,475 violent crimes in Peoria in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Peoria is 1,344.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Peoria each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 274.61% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 365.05% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Peoria

4,699
Property Crimes
4,284.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
143.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,699 property crimes in Peoria in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Peoria is 4,284.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Peoria each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 143.43% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 149.79% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Peoria

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pekin, IL 31,053 834 2,685.7 2,357.3 328.5
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
Chillicothe, IL 5,934 65 1,095.4 943.7 151.7
Bartonville, IL 5,730 138 2,408.4 2,024.4 383.9
Peoria Heights, IL 5,699 198 3,474.3 2,667.1 807.2
Eureka, IL 5,276 57 1,080.4 568.6 511.8

Peoria SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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