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Illinois Crime by County 2026

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FBI UCR crime rates, safety grades, and circuit court data for all 102 Illinois counties. Updated from the most recent ISP/FBI published cycle.

Counties Ranked

102

All IL counties

Safest County

Putnam

Grade A+ · Rank #1

Avg Crime Rate

1,621

per 100k residents

Trending Worse

counties worsening

Regions:

Showing 101 of 102 counties

Rank	County	Region	Population	Grade	Crime Rate	Violent	Trend	Circuit Court
1	Putnam County Hennepin	Northern IL	6K	A+	680 per 100k	28 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 10 Putnam Co.	View Details
2	Carroll County Mount Carroll	Northern IL	14K	A	760 per 100k	38 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 15 Carroll Co.	View Details
3	Jo Daviess County Galena	Northern IL	21K	A	820 per 100k	42 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 15 Jo Daviess Co.	View Details
4	Henderson County Oquawka	Northern IL	7K	A	820 per 100k	44 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 9 Henderson Co.	View Details
5	Mercer County Aledo	Northern IL	15K	A-	980 per 100k	62 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 14 Mercer Co.	View Details
6	Kendall County Yorkville	Chicagoland	136K	A-	980 per 100k	68 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 16 Kendall Co.	View Details
7	Ogle County Oregon	Northern IL	51K	B+	1,020 per 100k	72 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 15 Ogle Co.	View Details
8	McHenry County Woodstock	Chicagoland	310K	B+	1,080 per 100k	82 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 22 McHenry Co.	View Details
9	Schuyler County Rushville	Western IL	7K	A	880 per 100k	52 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 8 Schuyler Co.	View Details
10	Grundy County Morris	Chicagoland	53K	B+	1,120 per 100k	88 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 13 Grundy Co.	View Details
11	Bureau County Princeton	Northern IL	33K	B+	1,180 per 100k	95 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 14 Bureau Co.	View Details
12	DuPage County Wheaton	Chicagoland	933K	B+	1,240 per 100k	98 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 18 DuPage Co.	View Details
13	Hancock County Carthage	Western IL	18K	B+	1,120 per 100k	88 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 9 Hancock Co.	View Details
14	Brown County Mount Sterling	Western IL	7K	A-	920 per 100k	58 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 8 Brown Co.	View Details
15	Calhoun County Hardin	Western IL	5K	A+	640 per 100k	24 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 8 Calhoun Co.	View Details
16	Jersey County Jerseyville	Western IL	22K	B+	1,180 per 100k	92 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Jersey Co.	View Details
17	Scott County Winchester	Western IL	5K	A	780 per 100k	36 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 8 Scott Co.	View Details
18	Woodford County Eureka	Central IL	39K	A	880 per 100k	54 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 10 Woodford Co.	View Details
19	Menard County Petersburg	Central IL	12K	A	820 per 100k	46 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 7 Menard Co.	View Details
20	Greene County Carrollton	Western IL	13K	B	1,240 per 100k	102 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Greene Co.	View Details
21	Marshall County Lacon	Central IL	11K	B+	1,060 per 100k	78 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 10 Marshall Co.	View Details
22	Pike County Pittsfield	Western IL	15K	B	1,280 per 100k	108 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 8 Pike Co.	View Details
23	Stark County Toulon	Central IL	5K	A	740 per 100k	32 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 10 Stark Co.	View Details
24	Ford County Paxton	Central IL	13K	B+	1,020 per 100k	74 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 6 Ford Co.	View Details
25	Iroquois County Watseka	Central IL	27K	B+	1,160 per 100k	92 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 21 Iroquois Co.	View Details
26	Clark County Marshall	Central IL	15K	B	1,320 per 100k	112 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 5 Clark Co.	View Details
27	Douglas County Tuscola	Central IL	19K	B+	1,200 per 100k	98 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 5 Douglas Co.	View Details
28	Henry County Cambridge	Northern IL	49K	B	1,340 per 100k	118 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 14 Henry Co.	View Details
29	Moultrie County Sullivan	Central IL	14K	B+	1,080 per 100k	82 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 6 Moultrie Co.	View Details
30	Shelby County Shelbyville	Central IL	22K	B	1,260 per 100k	105 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Shelby Co.	View Details
31	Bond County Greenville	Central IL	17K	B	1,300 per 100k	108 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Bond Co.	View Details
32	Effingham County Effingham	Central IL	34K	B+	1,180 per 100k	94 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Effingham Co.	View Details
33	Clay County Louisville	Central IL	13K	B	1,360 per 100k	122 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Clay Co.	View Details
34	Mason County Havana	Central IL	13K	B	1,380 per 100k	128 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 10 Mason Co.	View Details
35	Jasper County Newton	Central IL	10K	B+	1,040 per 100k	76 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Jasper Co.	View Details
36	Edwards County Albion	Central IL	6K	A-	980 per 100k	64 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Edwards Co.	View Details
37	Wayne County Fairfield	Central IL	16K	B	1,280 per 100k	108 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Wayne Co.	View Details
38	Hamilton County McLeansboro	Central IL	8K	B+	1,100 per 100k	84 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Hamilton Co.	View Details
39	Gallatin County Shawneetown	Southern IL	5K	B	1,380 per 100k	128 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Gallatin Co.	View Details
40	Fulton County Lewistown	Western IL	34K	B-	1,420 per 100k	148 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 9 Fulton Co.	View Details
41	Hardin County Elizabethtown	Southern IL	4K	A	860 per 100k	48 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Hardin Co.	View Details
42	Macoupin County Carrollton	Central IL	45K	B-	1,440 per 100k	152 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Macoupin Co.	View Details
43	Wabash County Mount Carmel	Central IL	12K	B-	1,440 per 100k	148 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Wabash Co.	View Details
44	Lee County Dixon	Northern IL	34K	B-	1,460 per 100k	158 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 15 Lee Co.	View Details
45	Livingston County Pontiac	Central IL	36K	B-	1,480 per 100k	162 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 11 Livingston Co.	View Details
46	Kane County Geneva	Chicagoland	517K	B-	1,520 per 100k	168 per 100k	Improving	Circuit 16 Kane Co.	View Details
47	Edgar County Paris	Central IL	17K	B-	1,540 per 100k	168 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 5 Edgar Co.	View Details
48	Pope County Golconda	Southern IL	4K	A	780 per 100k	38 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Pope Co.	View Details
49	Clinton County Carlyle	Southern IL	38K	B+	1,140 per 100k	90 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Clinton Co.	View Details
50	Johnson County Vienna	Southern IL	13K	C+	1,560 per 100k	172 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 1 Johnson Co.	View Details
51	Warren County Monmouth	Northern IL	17K	C+	1,580 per 100k	178 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 9 Warren Co.	View Details
52	Lake County Waukegan	Chicagoland	714K	C+	1,580 per 100k	185 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 19 Lake Co.	View Details
53	Tazewell County Pekin	Central IL	132K	C+	1,560 per 100k	172 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 10 Tazewell Co.	View Details
54	Richland County Olney	Central IL	16K	C+	1,560 per 100k	172 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Richland Co.	View Details
55	Crawford County Robinson	Central IL	19K	C+	1,620 per 100k	185 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Crawford Co.	View Details
56	Logan County Lincoln	Central IL	29K	C	1,640 per 100k	188 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 11 Logan Co.	View Details
57	DeKalb County Sycamore	Northern IL	105K	C	1,680 per 100k	198 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 16 DeKalb Co.	View Details
58	Boone County Belvidere	Northern IL	54K	C	1,680 per 100k	195 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 17 Boone Co.	View Details
59	Christian County Taylorville	Central IL	32K	C	1,680 per 100k	198 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Christian Co.	View Details
60	Will County Joliet	Chicagoland	696K	C	1,690 per 100k	210 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 12 Will Co.	View Details
61	White County Carmi	Central IL	14K	C	1,660 per 100k	192 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 White Co.	View Details
62	LaSalle County Ottawa	Northern IL	109K	C	1,720 per 100k	205 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 13 LaSalle Co.	View Details
63	Washington County Nashville	Southern IL	14K	B+	1,220 per 100k	98 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Washington Co.	View Details
64	Perry County Pinckneyville	Southern IL	21K	C-	1,980 per 100k	255 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Perry Co.	View Details
65	Monroe County Waterloo	Southern IL	35K	A-	980 per 100k	64 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 20 Monroe Co.	View Details
66	McLean County Bloomington	Central IL	172K	C	1,820 per 100k	218 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 11 McLean Co.	View Details
67	Fayette County Vandalia	Central IL	21K	C	1,780 per 100k	215 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Fayette Co.	View Details
68	Union County Jonesboro	Southern IL	16K	C	1,820 per 100k	222 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 1 Union Co.	View Details
69	Randolph County Chester	Southern IL	31K	C	1,740 per 100k	208 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 20 Randolph Co.	View Details
70	Whiteside County Morrison	Northern IL	55K	C-	1,840 per 100k	228 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 14 Whiteside Co.	View Details
71	Morgan County Jacksonville	Western IL	34K	C-	1,860 per 100k	228 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 8 Morgan Co.	View Details
72	McDonough County Macomb	Western IL	30K	C-	1,880 per 100k	235 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 9 McDonough Co.	View Details
73	Lawrence County Lawrenceville	Central IL	16K	C-	1,900 per 100k	242 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Lawrence Co.	View Details
74	Adams County Quincy	Western IL	65K	C-	2,060 per 100k	278 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 8 Adams Co.	View Details
75	Coles County Charleston	Central IL	52K	C-	2,020 per 100k	268 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 5 Coles Co.	View Details
76	Montgomery County Hillsboro	Central IL	28K	C-	1,960 per 100k	248 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Montgomery Co.	View Details
77	Massac County Metropolis	Southern IL	14K	C-	1,960 per 100k	248 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 1 Massac Co.	View Details
78	Stephenson County Freeport	Northern IL	44K	C-	2,180 per 100k	310 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 15 Stephenson Co.	View Details
79	Saline County Harrisburg	Southern IL	23K	C-	2,180 per 100k	308 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Saline Co.	View Details
80	Knox County Galesburg	Northern IL	50K	D	2,240 per 100k	318 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 9 Knox Co.	View Details
81	Franklin County Benton	Southern IL	38K	C-	2,080 per 100k	282 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Franklin Co.	View Details
82	Sangamon County Springfield	Central IL	201K	D	2,480 per 100k	368 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 7 Sangamon Co.	View Details
83	Madison County Edwardsville	Central IL	266K	D	2,340 per 100k	342 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 3 Madison Co.	View Details
84	Champaign County Urbana	Central IL	215K	D	2,620 per 100k	398 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 6 Champaign Co.	View Details
85	Williamson County Marion	Southern IL	67K	D	2,460 per 100k	362 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Williamson Co.	View Details
86	Jefferson County Mount Vernon	Southern IL	38K	D	2,260 per 100k	322 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Jefferson Co.	View Details
87	Marion County Salem	Southern IL	37K	D	2,380 per 100k	348 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 4 Marion Co.	View Details
88	Cook County Chicago	Chicagoland	5.3M	D	3,820 per 100k	620 per 100k	Improving	Circuit 1 Cook Co.	View Details
89	Jackson County Murphysboro	Southern IL	57K	D	2,560 per 100k	382 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 2 Jackson Co.	View Details
90	Piatt County Monticello	Central IL	16K	A	880 per 100k	52 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 6 Piatt Co.	View Details
91	Kankakee County Kankakee	Central IL	110K	D	2,780 per 100k	418 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 21 Kankakee Co.	View Details
92	Pulaski County Mound City	Southern IL	5K	D	2,680 per 100k	398 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 1 Pulaski Co.	View Details
93	DeWitt County Clinton	Central IL	16K	B+	1,060 per 100k	78 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 6 DeWitt Co.	View Details
94	Cass County Virginia	Western IL	12K	B	1,320 per 100k	112 per 100k	Stable	Circuit 8 Cass Co.	View Details
95	Rock Island County Rock Island	Northern IL	142K	D	2,980 per 100k	448 per 100k	Worsening	Circuit 14 Rock Island Co.	View Details
96	Peoria County Peoria	Central IL	179K	D	3,120 per 100k	498 per 100k	Worsening	Circuit 10 Peoria Co.	View Details
97	Macon County Decatur	Central IL	104K	D	3,060 per 100k	478 per 100k	Worsening	Circuit 6 Macon Co.	View Details
99	Winnebago County Rockford	Northern IL	285K	F	3,640 per 100k	580 per 100k	Worsening	Circuit 17 Winnebago Co.	View Details
100	Vermilion County Danville	Central IL	76K	F	3,280 per 100k	512 per 100k	Worsening	Circuit 5 Vermilion Co.	View Details
101	Alexander County Cairo	Southern IL	6K	F	3,480 per 100k	548 per 100k	Worsening	Circuit 1 Alexander Co.	View Details
102	St. Clair County Belleville	Southern IL	260K	F	3,180 per 100k	502 per 100k	Worsening	Circuit 20 St. Clair Co.	View Details

Crime rates are per 100,000 residents. Data sourced from FBI UCR Crime in the United States 2022 and Illinois State Police Uniform Crime Reports 2022–23. Safety grades are IllinoisCrime.com editorial ratings and do not represent official government rankings.

Safety by Region

10 Safest Counties

Mount Carroll · 760/100k

A 3

A 4

A 5

Woodstock · 1,080/100k

A 10

10 Most Dangerous Counties

St. Clair County

Belleville · 3,180/100k

F 2

Alexander County

Cairo · 3,480/100k

F 3

Vermilion County

Danville · 3,280/100k

F 4

Winnebago County

Rockford · 3,640/100k

F 5

D 6

D 7

Rock Island · 2,980/100k

D 8

Cass County

Virginia · 1,320/100k

B 9

Mound City · 2,680/100k

Data Note: Crime statistics are sourced from the FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR) 2022 and Illinois State Police annual reports. Rates are per 100,000 residents using 2022 ACS population estimates. Safety grades are IllinoisCrime.com editorial ratings derived from crime rates, trends, and regional context — they do not represent official government rankings. Circuit court assignments are from illinoiscourts.gov.

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