Peru, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Peru, IL Summary

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

  • There were 143 total crimes committed in Peru the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,460.2 total crimes per 100K people in Peru.
  • The overall crime rate in Peru is -37.17% below the national average.
  • Peru ranks #437 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Peru ranks #5,202 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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Peru Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Peru is 1,460.2 per 100,000 people. That's -37.17% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -26.45% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Peru
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 143 1,460.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 51.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 8 81.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 3 30.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 127 1,296.8 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 51.1 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 135 1,378.5 1,559.4 1,954.4

Peru 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 Peru

8
Violent Crimes
81.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Peru in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Peru is 81.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,224.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Peru each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.82% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Peru

135
Property Crimes
1,378.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 135 property crimes in Peru in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Peru is 1,378.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Peru each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.47% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -11.60% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Peru

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ottawa, IL 18,696 168 898.6 722.1 176.5
Princeton, IL 7,630 105 1,376.1 1,310.6 65.5
Mendota, IL 6,954 32 460.2 316.4 143.8
Spring Valley, IL 5,415 62 1,145.0 1,034.2 110.8
Oglesby, IL 3,638 11 302.4 247.4 55.0
North Utica, IL 1,345 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ladd, IL 1,184 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Peru SnackAbility

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