Peoria Heights, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Peoria Heights, IL Summary

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

  • There were 198 total crimes committed in Peoria Heights in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,474.3 total crimes per 100K people in Peoria Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Peoria Heights is 63.94% above the national average.
  • Peoria Heights ranks #495 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Peoria Heights ranks #8,985 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 Heights Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Peoria Heights is 3,474.3 per 100,000 people. That's 63.94% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 73.33% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Peoria Heights
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 198 3,474.3 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 1 17.5 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 40 701.9 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 46 807.2 289.2 359.0
Burglary 77 1,351.1 290.5 229.0
Larceny 67 1,175.6 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 140.4 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 152 2,667.1 1,715.2 1,760.0

Peoria Heights 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 Heights

46
Violent Crimes
807.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
124.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 46 violent crimes in Peoria Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Peoria Heights is 807.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 123.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Peoria Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 124.84% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 179.11% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Peoria Heights

152
Property Crimes
2,667.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
51.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 152 property crimes in Peoria Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Peoria Heights is 2,667.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Peoria Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 51.54% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.50% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Peoria Heights

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Peoria, IL 109,677 6,174 5,629.3 4,284.4 1,344.9
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
Eureka, IL 5,276 57 1,080.4 568.6 511.8

Peoria Heights SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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