What is recorded in Pekin Township, and why there is no grade
There are no FBI figures for Pekin Township by itself for 2023–2025, so the grade has nothing to work from. North Pekin has a Safety Grade of C−; no graded town is nearer.
The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Pekin | C− | 1 mi | 2.8 | 21.2 |
| Pekin | C− | 2 mi | 4.3 | 21.5 |
| Bartonville | C− | 4 mi | 4.0 | 17.6 |
| East Peoria | C− | 7 mi | 2.9 | 26.3 |
| Morton | B+ | 9 mi | 1.2 | 7.7 |
| Tremont | A | 9 mi | 0.1 | 4.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Pekin Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Pekin Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Six people died in crashes on Pekin Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Pekin Township had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for Illinois towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (5.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Pekin Township’s size would see about 7 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Pekin Township’s own rate (4.4) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Pekin Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollis Township | — | — | — |
| Groveland Township | — | — | — |
| Creve Coeur | — | — | — |
| Cincinnati Township | — | — | — |
| Pekin | C− | 4.3 | 21.5 |
| Limestone Township | — | — | — |
| Peoria City Township | — | — | — |
| Peoria | D− | 12.7 | 40.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Hollis Township, Groveland Township, Creve Coeur, Cincinnati Township, Limestone Township and Peoria City Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Pekin Township
Is Pekin Township, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Pekin Township. Pekin Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Illinois towns with a grade are North Pekin (C−, 1 mi), Pekin (C−, 2 mi), Bartonville (C−, 4 mi).
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.