Rockford, IL Crime


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Rockford, IL is experiencing significantly higher crime than the national average. The violent crime rate in Rockford is 72 per 100,000 people, compared to the US average of 22.7 per 100,000. Similarly, the property crime rate in Rockford is 57.1 per 100,000 people compared to the US average of 35.4 per 100,000 residents. This indicates that Rockford has substantially higher rates of both violent and property crimes than most other locations in the United States.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Rockford violent crime is 72.0. (The US average is 22.7)
Rockford property crime is 57.1. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Rockford, IL Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
20007.5342.9471.97608.61668.95349.6590
20017.3295.6445.47729.51658.35397.1674.1
200213.1340.1414.38171.72123.35262.4785.9
20037.9329.6482.57946.41974.95204.2767.3
20045.2333.9468.47096.31710.14665.3720.9
2005012.40350.9499.26603.21549.24415.6638.4
20061197.512.485.9361738.37311.11942.34862.8506.1
20071354.413.572.6406.5861.85987.91721.83842.3423.9
20081404.712.779.5370.1942.46271.11823.13981.9466.1
20091304.913.370.9377.4843.35448.81556.93607284.9
20101454.713.470.4316.91053.94997.41520.73196.3280.4
20111373.513.773369.1917.64644.91232.63095.3317
20121367.85.981.4327.7952.84995.61460.33285.1250.2
20131374.812.696.5262.31003.34686.11332.13106.3247.7
20141234.711.487.6275.4860.44279.11141.82883.3254
20151585.312.899.9340.11132.43952971.82650.9329.3
20161658.517.693363.71184.23776.4954.12508.1314.2
20171588.212.377290.912083567.5942.32318.6306.6
20181386.515.791236.71043.13671.7799.62566.4305.7
20191174.29.685.8193.5885.33327686.92373.1267

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Cherry Valley, IL521.45,908.92,21452019
Loves Park, IL318.11,719.323,62962019
Machesney Park, IL247.91,850.023,57072019
Winnebago, IL33.71,113.73,05592019
Belvidere, IL254.51,026.123,797102019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Elgin, IL198.91,274.6110,595412019
Aurora, IL258.31,008.1200,551532019
Naperville, IL68.71,008.1142,280582018
Joliet, IL506.91,457.9147,838702019
Bremen, IL132.02,068.74,544822002

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 5 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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