Rock Falls, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Rock Falls, IL Summary

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

  • There were 305 total crimes committed in Rock Falls in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,569.3 total crimes per 100K people in Rock Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Rock Falls is 68.43% above the national average.
  • Rock Falls ranks #499 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Rock Falls ranks #9,052 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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Rock Falls Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rock Falls is 3,569.3 per 100,000 people. That's 68.43% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 78.08% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rock Falls
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 305 3,569.3 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 1 11.7 5.8 5.0
Robbery 5 58.5 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 32 374.5 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 51 596.8 289.2 359.0
Burglary 46 538.3 290.5 229.0
Larceny 188 2,200.1 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 20 234.1 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 254 2,972.5 1,715.2 1,760.0

Rock Falls 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 Rock Falls

51
Violent Crimes
596.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
66.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 51 violent crimes in Rock Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rock Falls is 596.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 167.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rock Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 66.25% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 106.39% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rock Falls

254
Property Crimes
2,972.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
68.89%
Above The National Average
  • There were 254 property crimes in Rock Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rock Falls is 2,972.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rock Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 68.89% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 73.30% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rock Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Moline, IL 41,659 1,549 3,718.3 3,334.2 384.1
DeKalb, IL 40,208 1,169 2,907.4 2,514.4 393.0
East Moline, IL 20,637 551 2,670.0 2,355.0 315.0
Dixon, IL 15,043 98 651.5 458.7 192.8
Sterling, IL 14,400 238 1,652.8 1,333.3 319.4
Peru, IL 9,734 184 1,890.3 1,664.3 226.0
Silvis, IL 7,865 304 3,865.2 3,623.6 241.6
Mendota, IL 6,893 35 507.8 377.2 130.6
Geneseo, IL 6,520 62 950.9 858.9 92.0
Spring Valley, IL 5,403 33 610.8 592.3 18.5

Rock Falls SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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