Illinois Waterway Project Office · Photo: Grogan, Brian · Public domainPeoria reports more crime per resident than 98% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Peoria’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D− for safety: #336 of 339 graded towns in Illinois, and #312 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of IL” is every other Illinois city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Peoria
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Peoria’s police reported 12 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 14.2 per 100,000 residents a year, 2.2 times the rest of Illinois (6.4) and 2.5 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: above the rest of Illinois
123 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (148 reported in 2025), above the rest of Illinois (108) and 1.6 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Peoria reports less crime per resident than 4% (#312). Places like it ↓
A job center
Peoria has 75,989 jobs based in town for 110,920 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Peoria’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Homicides and robberies
Peoria’s police reported 12 homicides, 148 robberies and 1,392 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Illinois and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Peoria | Rest of Illinois | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21.7 | 10.3 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 19.1 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Peoria | Rest of Illinois | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 109 | 142 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 109 | 139 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 128 | 113 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 133 | 73.6 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 39 property crimes reported
And about 13 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Reported crime is steady
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Illinois.
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| Year | Peoria property | Rest of Illinois property | Peoria violent | Rest of Illinois violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 31.4 | 20.4 | 11.9 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 38.5 | 19.3 | 12.1 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 42.8 | 19.6 | 13.4 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 39.1 | 16.8 | 12.5 | 2.6 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
5,747 crimes reported in 2025
1,392 violent and 4,355 property, as reported to the FBI by Peoria’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
49 people died in crashes on Peoria’s roads in 2019–2023
Peoria had 45 fatal crashes in five years, in which 49 people died; 9 were pedestrians and 5 were cyclists. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 8.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Illinois towns of 100,000+ people (6.1, 28 towns).
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.
Peoria and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria | D− | 12.7 | 40.1 |
| Peoria City Township | — | — | — |
| Richwoods Township | — | — | — |
| Peoria Heights | — | — | — |
| West Peoria | — | — | — |
| Medina Township | — | — | — |
| Kickapoo Township | — | — | — |
| Fondulac Township | — | — | — |
| Limestone Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Peoria City Township, Richwoods Township, West Peoria, Medina Township, Kickapoo Township, Fondulac Township and Limestone Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Peoria Heights reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025.
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.
- One number for all of Peoria. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Peoria’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (111,389 in 2025); our figure for Peoria is 110,920 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Peoria
Is Peoria, IL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Peoria reports more crime per resident than 98% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #336 of 339 in Illinois. Its police reported 12.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.0 in the rest of Illinois and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Peoria?
12.7 violent and 40.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Illinois reports 3.0 and 18.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Peoria?
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Peoria in 2025?
Peoria’s police reported 12 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 10.8 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Who polices Peoria?
Peoria’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Peoria”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.