Belvidere, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Belvidere, IL Summary

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

  • There were 283 total crimes committed in Belvidere the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,125.6 total crimes per 100K people in Belvidere.
  • The overall crime rate in Belvidere is -51.57% below the national average.
  • Belvidere ranks #387 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Belvidere ranks #4,155 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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Belvidere Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Belvidere is 1,125.6 per 100,000 people. That's -51.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.30% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Belvidere
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 283 1,125.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 6 23.9 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 46 183.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 66 262.5 425.9 369.8
Burglary 35 139.2 246.4 269.8
Larceny 161 640.3 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 75.6 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 217 863.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Belvidere 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 Belvidere

66
Violent Crimes
262.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-29.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 violent crimes in Belvidere in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Belvidere is 262.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 381.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Belvidere each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -29.02% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -38.37% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Belvidere

217
Property Crimes
863.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 217 property crimes in Belvidere in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Belvidere is 863.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Belvidere each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.84% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.65% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Belvidere

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rockford, IL 146,710 5,964 4,065.2 2,635.1 1,430.0
Loves Park, IL 23,222 421 1,812.9 1,472.7 340.2
Machesney Park, IL 22,558 296 1,312.2 1,068.4 243.8
Roscoe, IL 10,815 65 601.0 545.5 55.5
Harvard, IL 9,461 92 972.4 866.7 105.7
South Beloit, IL 7,893 111 1,406.3 1,165.6 240.7
Rockton, IL 7,738 93 1,201.9 1,111.4 90.5
Genoa, IL 5,244 11 209.8 57.2 152.6
Cherry Valley, IL 2,880 153 5,312.5 5,000.0 312.5

Belvidere SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
7
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