Rockton, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Rockton, IL Summary

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

  • There were 69 total crimes committed in Rockton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 891.4 total crimes per 100K people in Rockton.
  • The overall crime rate in Rockton is -57.94% below the national average.
  • Rockton ranks #264 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Rockton ranks #3,976 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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Rockton Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rockton is 891.4 per 100,000 people. That's -57.94% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -55.53% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rockton
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 69 891.4 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 38.8 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 5 64.6 289.2 359.0
Burglary 2 25.8 290.5 229.0
Larceny 61 788.0 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 12.9 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 64 826.8 1,715.2 1,760.0

Rockton 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 Rockton

5
Violent Crimes
64.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Rockton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rockton is 64.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,548.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rockton each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.01% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.66% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rockton

64
Property Crimes
826.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 64 property crimes in Rockton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rockton is 826.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rockton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.02% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.80% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rockton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rockford, IL 145,280 5,226 3,597.2 2,517.2 1,080.0
Janesville, WI 66,247 1,315 1,985.0 1,841.6 143.4
Beloit, WI 36,231 944 2,605.5 2,213.6 391.9
Belvidere, IL 25,302 149 588.9 438.7 150.2
Loves Park, IL 23,312 405 1,737.3 1,381.3 356.0
Machesney Park, IL 22,530 418 1,855.3 1,535.7 319.6
Roscoe, IL 10,805 76 703.4 546.0 157.3
South Beloit, IL 7,866 93 1,182.3 1,017.0 165.3

Rockton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
9.5
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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