Kankakee, IL Crime


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Kankakee, IL has significantly higher rates of both violent and property crime than the national average. Violent crime in Kankakee is 39.9, more than double the US average of 22.7. Similarly, property crime in Kankakee is 58.3 compared to the US average of 35.4. This implies that there are more risks associated with living in Kankakee than in other parts of the country when it comes to criminal activity.

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

Kankakee violent crime is 39.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Kankakee property crime is 58.3. (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
Kankakee, IL Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2003934.97.4125.1360.7441.75259.91623.23342.2294.5
2005903.87.4155.6303.7437.15052.61226.13541.3285.2
20097.5368.23874114.21018.22859.3236.7
2010925.215.1158.6373.9377.64274.81280.22817.1177.5
201191614.5112.2398.33914717.61415.63110.1191.9
2012858.421.794.2257.2485.343501260.52930.2159.4
201314.784.3256.5362.83895.81044.52723128.3
2014817.722.2103.6344.1347.84558.61080.43352.3125.8
2016765.818.998.1279.2369.74142946.82965230.1
2017799.522.8133.3258.9384.53993.9753.93045.9194.2
2018883.515.4134.4180.5553.23345.9549.32619.9176.7
2019912.215.5112.1204.9579.83374.36032609162.3

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Bradley, IL269.63,288.413,60832019
Aroma Park, IL143.92,158.369542018
Bourbonnais, IL291.01,291.615,38552019
Manteno, IL334.61,517.08,14692019
St. Anne, IL166.52,331.41,246102017
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Bradley, IL269.63,288.413,60832019
Bourbonnais, IL291.01,291.615,38552019
Frankfort, IL82.71,095.518,255262019
Richton Park, IL448.62,205.613,711262019
Lowell, IN10.3216.27,812262018

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Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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