Peoria, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Peoria:

  • There were 4,783 total crimes committed in Peoria the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,326.5 total crimes per 100K people in Peoria.
  • The overall crime rate in Peoria is 86.15% above the national average.
  • Peoria ranks #573 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Peoria ranks #9,140 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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Peoria Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Peoria is 4,326.5 per 100,000 people. That's 86.15% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 117.93% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Peoria
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,783 4,326.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 24 21.7 9.1 6.3
Robbery 121 109.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,066 964.3 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 1,314 1,188.6 425.9 369.8
Burglary 679 614.2 246.4 269.8
Larceny 2,188 1,979.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 602 544.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 3,469 3,137.9 1,559.4 1,954.4

Peoria 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 Peoria

1,314
Violent Crimes
1,188.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
221.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,314 violent crimes in Peoria in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Peoria is 1,188.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Peoria each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 221.41% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 179.07% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Peoria

3,469
Property Crimes
3,137.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
60.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,469 property crimes in Peoria in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Peoria is 3,137.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.9 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 60.56% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 101.23% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 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 31,252 815 2,607.8 2,278.3 329.6
East Peoria, IL 22,130 655 2,959.8 2,670.6 289.2
Morton, IL 17,169 210 1,223.1 1,060.1 163.1
Washington, IL 15,910 157 986.8 923.9 62.9
Chillicothe, IL 5,980 126 2,107.0 1,739.1 367.9
Bartonville, IL 5,789 155 2,677.5 2,193.8 483.7
Peoria Heights, IL 5,764 194 3,365.7 2,671.8 694.0
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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