How has crime changed in Illinois since 1985?

Police in Illinois reported about 258 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 1,002 in 1991, and 1,556 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 5,121 in 1991. There's no figure for 1995–2009 and 2021, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Illinois and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Illinois Violent, U.S. Property, Illinois Property, U.S.
1985 712.2 570.3 4,635.5 4,780.0
1986 770.9 633.6 4,790.8 5,015.3
1987 757.3 624.9 4,637.7 5,090.1
1988 773.0 630.2 4,845.8 5,045.9
1989 810.3 680.5 4,805.9 5,211.5
1990 928.6 749.8 5,004.3 5,227.0
1991 1,002.1 798.1 5,121.2 5,388.4
1992 994.0 785.4 4,889.3 5,089.3
1993 763.5 764.1 2,767.4 4,814.1
1994 892.3 740.4 3,214.8 4,752.4
1995 – 720.6 – 4,796.6
1996 – 658.8 – 4,553.0
1997 – 644.9 – 4,494.7
1998 – 603.8 – 4,212.6
1999 – 545.8 – 3,872.6
2000 – 534.4 – 3,751.7
2001 – 529.5 – 3,801.5
2002 – 512.9 – 3,737.7
2003 – 493.7 – 3,704.0
2004 – 478.6 – 3,599.4
2005 – 483.0 – 3,518.3
2006 – 486.9 – 3,397.1
2007 – 477.9 – 3,316.1
2008 – 463.7 – 3,252.3
2009 – 436.8 – 3,076.7
2010 454.5 408.1 2,763.2 2,963.4
2011 428.7 390.1 2,712.1 2,925.7
2012 416.7 390.7 2,624.7 2,881.3
2013 400.3 378.2 2,335.9 2,759.3
2014 375.4 373.7 2,122.6 2,591.8
2015 392.6 384.6 2,027.7 2,495.2
2016 444.7 399.5 2,089.3 2,469.1
2017 445.7 397.5 2,034.4 2,372.4
2018 422.0 384.8 1,965.3 2,206.8
2019 422.6 381.0 1,881.6 2,109.0
2020 444.2 399.3 1,687.1 1,955.3
2021 – 360.9 – 1,762.2
2022 343.7 398.2 1,842.0 1,998.5
2023 321.6 385.6 1,791.0 1,950.5
2024 294.8 363.4 1,766.0 1,766.8
2025 257.6 329.3 1,556.1 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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