Rock Island, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Rock Island, IL Summary

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

  • There were 1,168 total crimes committed in Rock Island in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,258.8 total crimes per 100K people in Rock Island.
  • The overall crime rate in Rock Island is 53.77% above the national average.
  • Rock Island ranks #486 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Rock Island ranks #8,818 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 Island Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rock Island is 3,258.8 per 100,000 people. That's 53.77% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 62.59% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rock Island
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,168 3,258.8 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 2 5.6 5.8 5.0
Robbery 5 14.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 184 513.4 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 195 544.1 289.2 359.0
Burglary 330 920.7 290.5 229.0
Larceny 414 1,155.1 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 229 638.9 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 973 2,714.8 1,715.2 1,760.0

Rock Island 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 Island

195
Violent Crimes
544.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
51.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 195 violent crimes in Rock Island in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rock Island is 544.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 183.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rock Island each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 51.55% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 88.14% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rock Island

973
Property Crimes
2,714.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
54.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 973 property crimes in Rock Island in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rock Island is 2,714.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rock Island each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 54.25% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 58.28% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rock Island

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Davenport, IA 99,926 4,119 4,122.1 3,540.6 581.4
Moline, IL 41,659 1,549 3,718.3 3,334.2 384.1
Bettendorf, IA 40,105 390 972.4 867.7 104.7
East Moline, IL 20,637 551 2,670.0 2,355.0 315.0
Silvis, IL 7,865 304 3,865.2 3,623.6 241.6
Eldridge, IA 6,886 26 377.6 334.0 43.6
Colona, IL 4,958 45 907.6 847.1 60.5
Milan, IL 4,929 110 2,231.7 1,805.6 426.0

Rock Island SnackAbility

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