Rantoul, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rantoul, IL Summary

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

  • There were 339 total crimes committed in Rantoul the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,831.8 total crimes per 100K people in Rantoul.
  • The overall crime rate in Rantoul is 21.84% above the national average.
  • Rantoul ranks #532 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Rantoul ranks #7,925 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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Rantoul Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rantoul is 2,831.8 per 100,000 people. That's 21.84% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 42.64% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rantoul
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 339 2,831.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 5 41.8 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3 25.1 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 47 392.6 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 73 609.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 57 476.2 246.4 269.8
Larceny 207 1,729.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 16.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 266 2,222.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Rantoul 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 Rantoul

73
Violent Crimes
609.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
64.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 73 violent crimes in Rantoul in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rantoul is 609.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 164.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rantoul each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 64.90% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 43.18% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rantoul

266
Property Crimes
2,222.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
13.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 266 property crimes in Rantoul in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rantoul is 2,222.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rantoul each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 13.69% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 42.50% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rantoul

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Champaign, IL 89,815 2,127 2,368.2 1,722.4 645.8
Bloomington, IL 77,166 1,050 1,360.7 1,052.3 308.4
Normal, IL 53,613 845 1,576.1 1,348.6 227.6
Urbana, IL 41,673 1,032 2,476.4 1,977.3 499.1
Pontiac, IL 11,333 125 1,103.0 829.4 273.5
Mahomet, IL 9,709 70 721.0 545.9 175.1
Clinton, IL 6,862 90 1,311.6 1,165.8 145.7
Monticello, IL 5,532 20 361.5 235.0 126.5
Watseka, IL 4,587 83 1,809.5 1,656.9 152.6
Paxton, IL 4,085 35 856.8 465.1 391.7

Rantoul SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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