East Peoria, IL crime analytics
Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?
Methodology: Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data
The crime rate in East Peoria is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 31 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in East Peoria is 1 in 33. Based on FBI crime data, East Peoria is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Illinois, East Peoria has a crime rate that is higher than 95% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.
Importantly, when you compare East Peoria to other communities of similar population, then East Peoria crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how East Peoria does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.
Now let us turn to take a look at how East Peoria does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in East Peoria.
From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in East Peoria occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in East Peoria; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 321. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.
In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in East Peoria is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In East Peoria, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 36, which is a rate of 28 per one thousand population.
total Crime Index
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(100 is safest)
East Peoria Annual Crimes
| Violent | Property | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of Crimes |
69 |
612 |
681 |
|
Crime Rate
|
3.12 |
27.65 |
30.76 |
Violent Crime
Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime
1 in
321
in
East Peoria
1 in
348
in
Illinois
East Peoria Violent Crimes
Population: 22,136
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 0 | 24 | 9 | 36 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 1.08 | 0.41 | 1.63 |
United States Violent Crimes
Population: 333,287,557
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
Property Crime
Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime
1 in
36
in
East Peoria
1 in
59
in
Illinois
Property Crimes
Population: 22,136
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 64 | 516 | 32 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 2.89 | 23.31 | 1.45 |
United States Property Crimes
Population: 333,287,557
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |