Most Dangerous Cities in ILLINOIS in 2012

East St. Louis, based on violent crimes per capita, was the most dangerous city in ILLINOIS in 2012

State City Per 100,000 Population Violent Crimes
ILLINOIS East St. Louis 4,993 27,040 1,350
ILLINOIS Harvey 1,374 25,404 349
ILLINOIS Rockford 1,368 152,293 2,083
ILLINOIS Carbondale 1,001 25,972 260
ILLINOIS Danville 994 32,997 328
ILLINOIS Maywood 983 24,207 238
ILLINOIS Springfield 972 117,131 1,138
ILLINOIS Champaign 911 81,329 741
ILLINOIS Kankakee 858 27,609 237
ILLINOIS Chicago Heights 828 30,422 252
ILLINOIS Peoria 797 115,288 919
ILLINOIS Zion 591 24,519 145
ILLINOIS Granite City 578 29,772 172
ILLINOIS Rock Island 569 39,038 222
ILLINOIS Pekin 515 34,176 176
ILLINOIS Dolton 486 23,264 113
ILLINOIS Bloomington 482 77,107 372
ILLINOIS Waukegan 469 89,468 420
ILLINOIS Quincy 462 40,684 188
ILLINOIS Decatur 462 76,131 352
ILLINOIS Alton 450 27,794 125
ILLINOIS De Kalb 448 43,722 196
ILLINOIS Cicero 450 84,300 379
ILLINOIS East Moline 408 21,313 87
ILLINOIS Moline 405 43,509 176
ILLINOIS Galesburg 382 32,208 123
ILLINOIS Blue Island 374 23,820 89
ILLINOIS East Peoria 358 23,459 84
ILLINOIS Urbana 356 41,537 148
ILLINOIS South Holland 343 22,133 76
ILLINOIS Joliet 341 148,471 506
ILLINOIS Lansing 327 28,471 93
ILLINOIS Machesney Park 325 23,403 76
ILLINOIS Park Forest 299 22,086 66
ILLINOIS Evanston 305 74,820 228
ILLINOIS Aurora 282 199,765 563
ILLINOIS North Chicago 245 32,697 80
ILLINOIS Bolingbrook 244 73,836 180
ILLINOIS Elgin 235 109,155 257
ILLINOIS Charleston 229 21,862 50
ILLINOIS Loves Park 230 23,915 55
ILLINOIS Melrose Park 227 25,536 58
ILLINOIS Normal 216 52,797 114
ILLINOIS Skokie 206 65,096 134
ILLINOIS Addison 199 37,215 74
ILLINOIS Berwyn 198 56,933 113
ILLINOIS Villa Park 181 22,067 40
ILLINOIS Burbank 179 29,065 52
ILLINOIS Crest Hill 157 20,953 33
ILLINOIS South Elgin 162 22,208 36