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Violent crimes in Illinois

Violent crimes in Illinois was 31,924 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 13.5% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count31,924
Change on 2024-13.5%
Rank10th of 51US states ranked
Series high119,9551991
Series low31,9242025

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Violent crimes in Illinois, 1979 to 2025

20K40K60K80K100K120K19791986199320002007201420251979: 83,540 count1980: 91,753 count1981: 90,781 count1982: 88,644 count1983: 83,629 count1984: 83,441 count1985: 82,448 count1986: 93,454 count1987: 92,216 count1988: 93,557 count1989: 98,611 count1990: 110,575 count1991: 119,955 count1992: 113,664 count1993: 112,260 count1994: 112,928 count1995: 117,836 count1996: 105,482 count1997: 102,476 count1998: 97,291 count1999: 83,621 count2000: 81,196 count2001: 79,270 count2002: 75,759 count2003: 70,376 count2004: 69,365 count2005: 70,496 count2006: 69,498 count2007: 68,528 count2008: 67,780 count2009: 64,185 count2010: 57,132 count2011: 54,523 count2012: 53,556 count2013: 51,956 count2014: 47,775 count2015: 49,755 count2016: 56,054 count2017: 55,777 count2018: 52,343 count2019: 52,601 count2020: 53,612 count2021: 43,739 count2022: 36,555 count2023: 39,022 count2024: 36,899 count2025: 31,924 count25K50K75K100K125K19791995201120251979: 83,540 count1980: 91,753 count1981: 90,781 count1982: 88,644 count1983: 83,629 count1984: 83,441 count1985: 82,448 count1986: 93,454 count1987: 92,216 count1988: 93,557 count1989: 98,611 count1990: 110,575 count1991: 119,955 count1992: 113,664 count1993: 112,260 count1994: 112,928 count1995: 117,836 count1996: 105,482 count1997: 102,476 count1998: 97,291 count1999: 83,621 count2000: 81,196 count2001: 79,270 count2002: 75,759 count2003: 70,376 count2004: 69,365 count2005: 70,496 count2006: 69,498 count2007: 68,528 count2008: 67,780 count2009: 64,185 count2010: 57,132 count2011: 54,523 count2012: 53,556 count2013: 51,956 count2014: 47,775 count2015: 49,755 count2016: 56,054 count2017: 55,777 count2018: 52,343 count2019: 52,601 count2020: 53,612 count2021: 43,739 count2022: 36,555 count2023: 39,022 count2024: 36,899 count2025: 31,924 count
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-08-14.
All 47 values
Periodcount
202531,924
202436,899
202339,022
202236,555
202143,739
202053,612
201952,601
201852,343
201755,777
201656,054
201549,755
201447,775
201351,956
201253,556
201154,523
201057,132
200964,185
200867,780
200768,528
200669,498
200570,496
200469,365
200370,376
200275,759
200179,270
200081,196
199983,621
199897,291
1997102,476
1996105,482
1995117,836
1994112,928
1993112,260
1992113,664
1991119,955
1990110,575
198998,611
198893,557
198792,216
198693,454
198582,448
198483,441
198383,629
198288,644
198190,781
198091,753
197983,540

Compared with United States

Place2025
Illinois31,924
United States1,119,768

Illinois compared with nearby places

Alabama: 18,090 countAlaska: 5,377 countArizona: 28,814 countArkansas: 16,564 countCalifornia: 170,300 countColorado: 25,353 countConnecticut: 4,043 countDelaware: 3,677 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,570 countFlorida: 61,203 countGeorgia: 33,554 countHawaii: 2,938 countIdaho: 4,410 countIllinois: 31,924 countIndiana: 17,737 countIowa: 7,574 countKansas: 13,613 countKentucky: 9,770 countLouisiana: 23,788 countMaine: 1,319 countMaryland: 22,432 countMassachusetts: 21,657 countMichigan: 42,157 countMinnesota: 13,031 countMississippi: 6,704 countMissouri: 26,196 countMontana: 4,797 countNebraska: 4,408 countNevada: 12,445 countNew Hampshire: 1,664 countNew Jersey: 18,508 countNew Mexico: 13,213 countNew York: 73,681 countNorth Carolina: 36,991 countNorth Dakota: 1,903 countOhio: 32,796 countOklahoma: 16,810 countOregon: 13,300 countPennsylvania: 29,613 countRhode Island: 1,606 countSouth Carolina: 21,590 countSouth Dakota: 2,875 countTennessee: 36,014 countTexas: 109,357 countUtah: 8,340 countVermont: 1,382 countVirginia: 18,284 countWashington: 22,715 countWest Virginia: 4,269 countWisconsin: 14,353 countWyoming: 1,059 count
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Violent crimes, 2025, count. Illinois is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Estimated number of violent crimes: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault known to law enforcement. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Rape is counted under the revised definition from 2013 and the legacy definition before. FBI estimates for the whole population: agencies that did not report, or reported part of the year, are filled in by the FBI. The FBI revises earlier years in each annual release, and from 2021 the estimates are built from incident-based (NIBRS) reports. The national series has no values for 2017 to 2020 in the FBI estimates file.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. (2026). FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime (Violent crimes, Illinois, 1979 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads

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FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, Violent crimes, Illinois, 1979 to 2025. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 14 Aug. 2026, https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/illinois. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 2026. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Violent crimes, Illinois, 1979 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/illinois.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2026) FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, Violent crimes, Illinois, 1979 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/illinois (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime: Violent crimes, Illinois, 1979 to 2025}},
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What is the violent crimes in Illinois?

Violent crimes in Illinois was 31,924 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 13.5% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest violent crimes in Illinois?

119,955 in 1991, the highest value since 1979 in this series.

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