Rock Falls, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 281 total crimes committed in Rock Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,234.7 total crimes per 100K people in Rock Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Rock Falls is 39.18% above the national average.
  • Rock Falls ranks #550 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Rock Falls ranks #8,385 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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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 3,234.7 per 100,000 people. That's 39.18% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 62.93% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rock Falls
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 281 3,234.7 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 2 23.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 368.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 44 506.5 425.9 369.8
Burglary 38 437.4 246.4 269.8
Larceny 182 2,095.1 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 195.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 237 2,728.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Rock Falls 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 Rock Falls

44
Violent Crimes
506.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
36.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Rock Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rock Falls is 506.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 197.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rock Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 36.97% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 18.92% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rock Falls

237
Property Crimes
2,728.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 237 property crimes in Rock Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rock Falls is 2,728.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.7 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 39.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 74.96% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 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 42,009 1,400 3,332.6 2,832.7 499.9
DeKalb, IL 40,555 1,268 3,126.6 2,579.2 547.4
East Moline, IL 20,573 217 1,054.8 612.5 442.3
Dixon, IL 15,396 108 701.5 584.6 116.9
Sterling, IL 14,681 277 1,886.8 1,539.4 347.4
Peru, IL 9,793 143 1,460.2 1,378.5 81.7
Silvis, IL 7,922 320 4,039.4 3,685.9 353.4
Mendota, IL 6,954 32 460.2 316.4 143.8
Geneseo, IL 6,488 93 1,433.4 1,202.2 231.2
Spring Valley, IL 5,415 62 1,145.0 1,034.2 110.8

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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