Rockford, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rockford, IL Summary

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

  • There were 5,964 total crimes committed in Rockford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,065.2 total crimes per 100K people in Rockford.
  • The overall crime rate in Rockford is 74.91% above the national average.
  • Rockford ranks #570 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Rockford ranks #9,002 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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Rockford Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rockford is 4,065.2 per 100,000 people. That's 74.91% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 104.76% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rockford
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5,964 4,065.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 16 10.9 9.1 6.3
Robbery 202 137.7 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,752 1,194.2 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 2,098 1,430.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 626 426.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 2,470 1,683.6 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 770 524.8 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 3,866 2,635.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Rockford 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 Rockford

2,098
Violent Crimes
1,430.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
286.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,098 violent crimes in Rockford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rockford is 1,430.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 69.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rockford each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 286.70% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 235.76% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rockford

3,866
Property Crimes
2,635.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
34.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,866 property crimes in Rockford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rockford is 2,635.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rockford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 34.83% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 68.99% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rockford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Beloit, WI 36,784 998 2,713.1 2,101.5 611.7
Belvidere, IL 25,143 283 1,125.6 863.1 262.5
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
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
Winnebago, IL 2,885 28 970.5 797.2 173.3
Cherry Valley, IL 2,880 153 5,312.5 5,000.0 312.5

Rockford SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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