Peoria Heights, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 194 total crimes committed in Peoria Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,365.7 total crimes per 100K people in Peoria Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Peoria Heights is 44.81% above the national average.
  • Peoria Heights ranks #554 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Peoria Heights ranks #8,497 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 Heights Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Peoria Heights is 3,365.7 per 100,000 people. That's 44.81% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 69.53% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Peoria Heights
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 194 3,365.7 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 4 69.4 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 30 520.5 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 40 694.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 27 468.4 246.4 269.8
Larceny 109 1,891.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 312.3 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 154 2,671.8 1,559.4 1,954.4

Peoria Heights 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 Heights

40
Violent Crimes
694.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
87.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Peoria Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Peoria Heights is 694.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 144.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Peoria Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 87.66% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 62.94% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Peoria Heights

154
Property Crimes
2,671.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
36.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 154 property crimes in Peoria Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Peoria Heights is 2,671.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.4 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 36.70% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 71.33% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 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 110,551 4,783 4,326.5 3,137.9 1,188.6
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
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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