What is the #1 safest cities in illinois?

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	Ladd	1,393	0.00
2	Kenilworth	2,543	0.00
3	Kildeer	4,189	0.00
4	Leland Grove	1,595	0.00
5	Kincaid	1,243	0.00
6	Sleepy Hollow	3,165	0.00
7	Waverly	1,456	0.00
8	Wayne	2,284	0.00
9	Kirkland	1,497	0.00
10	La Harpe	1,085	0.00
11	Albers	1,428	0.00
12	Tower Lakes	1,148	0.00
13	Princeton	7,829	0.00
14	Prophetstown	1,828	0.00
15	Goreville	1,164	0.00
16	Raymond	1,065	0.00
17	Pawnee	2,706	0.00
18	Red Bud	3,789	0.00
19	Tolono	3,546	0.00
20	Elmwood	2,254	0.00
21	Tremont	2,300	0.00
22	Palos Park	4,832	0.00
23	Ashland	1,001	0.00
24	Assumption	1,117	0.00
25	Edinburg	1,163	0.00
26	Palestine	1,396	0.00
27	Valmeyer	1,109	0.00
28	Fox River Grove	4,501	0.00
29	Bannockburn	1,125	0.00
30	Franklin Grove	1,086	0.00
31	Orion	1,849	0.00
32	Freeburg	4,336	0.00
33	Germantown	1,268	0.00
34	Onarga	1,362	0.00
35	Okawville	1,312	0.00
36	Beckemeyer	1,024	0.00
37	Durand	1,485	0.00
38	Oblong	1,617	0.00
39	Oakwood Hills	2,454	0.00
40	Grant Park	1,547	0.00
41	North Utica	1,215	0.00
42	Hamilton	2,738	0.00
43	Hawthorn Woods	9,145	0.00
44	Divernon	1,262	0.00
45	Norris City	1,613	0.00
46	New Berlin	1,366	0.00
47	Diamond	2,900	0.00
48	Mount Pulaski	1,513	0.00
49	Monticello	6,332	0.00
50	Minonk	1,909	0.00
51	Millstadt	4,013	0.00
52	De Pue	1,594	0.00
53	Milledgeville	1,199	0.00
54	Walnut	1,402	0.00
55	Mazon	1,424	0.00
56	Homer	1,130	0.00
57	Toulon	1,390	0.00
58	Indian Head Park	3,992	0.00
59	South Barrington	5,004	0.00
60	Bull Valley	1,121	0.00
61	Bunker Hill	1,305	0.00
62	Martinsville	1,212	0.00
63	Jerome	1,910	0.00
64	Colchester	1,057	0.00
65	Maple Park	1,939	0.00
66	Somonauk	1,592	0.00
67	Smithton	3,512	0.00
68	Willow Springs	5,871	0.00
69	Malta	1,507	0.00
70	Cambridge	2,184	0.00
71	Camp Point	1,197	0.00
72	Sherman	4,211	0.00
73	Clifton	1,279	0.00
74	Mackinaw	1,869	0.00
75	Clarendon Hills	8,642	0.00
76	Waterman	1,419	0.00
77	Lexington	2,074	0.00
78	Western Springs	13,353	0.08
79	Minooka	12,632	0.08
80	Pingree Grove	10,576	0.09
81	Troy	10,889	0.09
82	Campton Hills	10,724	0.09
83	Cary	17,875	0.11
84	Inverness	7,541	0.14
85	Orland Hills	6,758	0.14
86	Stickney	6,957	0.15
87	Homer Glen	24,516	0.16
88	Northbrook	34,642	0.18
89	Spring Grove	5,866	0.18
90	Northfield	5,683	0.18
91	Spring Valley	5,508	0.19
92	Wonder Lake	4,141	0.19
93	Lake Forest	19,190	0.21
94	Buffalo Grove	42,824	0.21
95	Itasca	9,525	0.22
96	Wilmette	27,550	0.22
97	La Grange Park	13,227	0.23
98	Glencoe	8,715	0.24
99	West Frankfort	7,156	0.25
100	Warrenville	14,232	0.26
101	Coal Valley	4,142	0.26
102	Deerfield	19,185	0.27
103	Riverwoods	3,988	0.27
104	Burr Ridge	11,119	0.27
105	Sandwich	7,121	0.28
106	Bartlett	40,531	0.28
107	Huntley	27,859	0.28
108	Orland Park	57,961	0.28
109	Columbia	11,063	0.28
110	Le Roy	3,177	0.29
111	Benton	7,076	0.29
112	Edwardsville	26,543	0.30
113	Justice	12,372	0.32
114	Sugar Grove	9,233	0.33
115	Kewanee	12,280	0.33
116	Frankfort	20,417	0.33
117	Gilberts	8,389	0.34
118	Lemont	17,643	0.34
119	Oswego	35,463	0.34
120	Lindenhurst	14,365	0.35
121	Winnebago	2,896	0.35
122	Lake Bluff	5,834	0.36
123	Hampshire	8,351	0.36
124	Manhattan	10,315	0.37
125	Trenton	2,673	0.38
126	Antioch	14,751	0.40
127	Macomb	15,006	0.41
128	Aviston	2,451	0.41
129	Vandalia	6,041	0.41
130	Swansea	14,603	0.41
131	Darien	21,855	0.42
132	Beecher	4,837	0.43
133	Sycamore	18,243	0.43
134	Lisle	23,413	0.43
135	Breese	4,373	0.44
136	Cortland	4,556	0.44
137	Mascoutah	8,743	0.45
138	Polo	2,495	0.45
139	Chester	6,830	0.45
140	Elburn	6,054	0.45
141	Petersburg	2,590	0.45
142	Morton Grove	24,687	0.46
143	Hinsdale	17,155	0.46
144	Brighton	2,536	0.47
145	Lakewood	4,699	0.47
146	Lawrenceville	4,241	0.47
147	Mundelein	31,632	0.47
148	Richmond	2,530	0.47
149	Highland Park	30,229	0.49
150	Dwight	3,794	0.50
151	Glen Ellyn	28,270	0.50
152	Arlington Heights	76,220	0.50
153	Mason City	2,094	0.51
154	Wheaton	53,453	0.51
155	Mount Zion	6,076	0.51
156	Fisher	1,600	0.51
157	Barrington Hills	3,923	0.52
158	Catlin	2,161	0.52
159	New Lenox	27,456	0.53
160	LaSalle	9,471	0.53
161	New Athens	1,937	0.54
162	Albion	2,107	0.54
163	Westmont	24,201	0.55
164	Niles	30,262	0.55
165	Westchester	16,524	0.57
166	Hudson	2,048	0.57
167	Jonesboro	1,912	0.58
168	Highwood	5,243	0.58
169	Hampton	1,946	0.58
170	Plainfield	45,705	0.58
171	Maroa	1,751	0.58
172	Winfield	9,982	0.59
173	Chenoa	1,559	0.59
174	Algonquin	29,904	0.59
175	Elmhurst	45,538	0.60
176	Woodridge	33,889	0.60
177	Pana	5,277	0.60
178	Maryville	8,280	0.60
179	Gilman	1,576	0.60
180	Vernon Hills	26,772	0.60
181	Colona	5,189	0.61
182	Lake Zurich	19,727	0.61
183	Palos Heights	11,817	0.62
184	Geneva	21,299	0.62
185	Phoenix	1,284	0.62
186	Oak Brook	8,028	0.62
187	Island Lake	8,023	0.63
188	Earlville	2,015	0.63
189	Lincolnshire	7,937	0.63
190	Wheeling	38,495	0.64
191	Rockton	8,238	0.65
192	Braidwood	6,175	0.65
193	Glen Carbon	13,521	0.65
194	Virginia	1,491	0.65
195	Grayslake	20,707	0.66
196	Flossmoor	9,666	0.66
197	Herscher	1,302	0.67
198	Lockport	26,228	0.67
199	Palos Hills	18,139	0.68
200	Manito	1,640	0.69
201	Palatine	66,548	0.69
202	Rushville	2,668	0.69
203	Heyworth	2,818	0.69
204	Plano	11,626	0.70
205	Carol Stream	39,427	0.70
206	Sullivan	4,253	0.71
207	Roxana	1,626	0.71
208	Peotone	4,462	0.71
209	Knoxville	3,137	0.72
210	Bloomingdale	22,388	0.72
211	Hebron	1,458	0.72
212	Lake in the Hills	28,853	0.73
213	Yorkville	22,350	0.74
214	Vienna	2,115	0.75
215	Toluca	1,313	0.75
216	Genoa	5,685	0.75
217	Marquette Heights	2,613	0.76
218	Channahon	13,854	0.77
219	Rochester	3,784	0.77
220	Warren	1,439	0.77
221	McLeansboro	2,750	0.77
222	Round Lake Heights	2,585	0.78
223	Berkeley	5,222	0.80
224	Riverside	9,079	0.80
225	Pinckneyville	5,055	0.80
226	Round Lake	18,588	0.82
227	Carthage	2,508	0.82
228	Winnetka	12,508	0.82
229	East Hazel Crest	1,122	0.82
230	Round Lake Beach	27,081	0.83
231	Naperville	149,424	0.84
232	Libertyville	20,493	0.84
233	Fairbury	3,683	0.84
234	Oregon	3,821	0.85
235	Jerseyville	7,432	0.85
236	Morton	16,503	0.85
237	Henry	2,478	0.87
238	Hickory Hills	14,718	0.88
239	Bethalto	9,244	0.88
240	Farmington	1,990	0.88
241	Lebanon	4,431	0.88
242	Shelbyville	4,248	0.88
243	River Grove	10,482	0.88
244	Oak Forest	26,888	0.89
245	New Baden	3,493	0.90
246	Mount Prospect	55,648	0.90
247	Amboy	2,396	0.90
248	River Forest	11,489	0.90
249	Round Lake Park	7,833	0.90
250	Norridge	15,177	0.91
251	Batavia	26,730	0.92
252	Stone Park	4,504	0.92
253	Geneseo	6,577	0.92
254	Schaumburg	76,780	0.92
255	St. Charles	32,733	0.92
256	Shorewood	18,218	0.92
257	Brookfield	19,235	0.93
258	Woodstock	26,316	0.93
259	Wauconda	14,010	0.94
260	Johnsburg	6,374	0.94
261	McHenry	27,774	0.95
262	Washington	15,946	0.95
263	Park Ridge	39,241	0.96
264	Roselle	22,731	0.99
265	McCullom Lake	1,087	0.99
266	Glendale Heights	32,864	0.99
267	Rolling Meadows	23,981	1.00
268	Greenville	7,159	1.01
269	Mokena	19,906	1.01
270	Wood Dale	13,926	1.02
271	Chatham	14,740	1.03
272	Coal City	5,145	1.03
273	Crystal Lake	40,436	1.05
274	Barrington	11,049	1.06
275	Byron	3,742	1.06
276	Lacon	1,768	1.07
277	Mount Morris	2,679	1.08
278	Sesser	1,919	1.08
279	Marine	1,181	1.09
280	Tinley Park	55,007	1.09
281	Hamel	1,004	1.09
282	Oglesby	3,723	1.11
283	Carpentersville	37,544	1.11
284	Aledo	3,753	1.13
285	Hainesville	3,524	1.13
286	Fulton	3,457	1.13
287	Downers Grove	49,867	1.13
288	Zeigler	1,325	1.14
289	Christopher	2,413	1.14
290	Montgomery	21,205	1.16
291	Lake Villa	8,707	1.16
292	Lombard	43,722	1.17
293	Harwood Heights	8,851	1.18
294	Lincolnwood	13,179	1.18
295	Stockton	1,867	1.19
296	Berwyn	55,888	1.19
297	Des Plaines	59,408	1.21
298	Evergreen Park	19,498	1.23
299	Elk Grove Village	32,132	1.23
300	Du Quoin	5,780	1.24
301	Northlake	12,547	1.24
302	Delavan	1,600	1.25
303	Waterloo	11,055	1.25
304	Hanover Park	36,850	1.26
305	Carlyle	3,134	1.26
306	Carrier Mills	1,702	1.26
307	Morrison	3,781	1.26
308	Bensenville	18,576	1.26
309	Bourbonnais	18,109	1.28
310	Streamwood	39,055	1.29
311	Godfrey	17,743	1.30
312	Mendota	6,915	1.31
313	Highland	10,268	1.31
314	Marengo	7,123	1.31
315	Seneca	2,525	1.34
316	De Soto	1,701	1.34
317	Forest View	1,022	1.34
318	Mount Carmel	6,892	1.35
319	Crestwood	10,622	1.36
320	Lanark	1,510	1.37
321	Altamont	2,500	1.38
322	White Hall	2,354	1.38
323	Harvard	9,875	1.39
324	Addison	35,470	1.40
325	Williamsville	1,519	1.40
326	North Pekin	1,647	1.40
327	North Aurora	18,375	1.40
328	Evanston	76,552	1.42
329	Grandview	1,077	1.43
330	Pecatonica	2,178	1.48
331	Countryside	6,294	1.48
332	Hoffman Estates	51,186	1.50
333	Greenup	1,678	1.50
334	Romeoville	40,996	1.51
335	Chillicothe	6,185	1.52
336	West Dundee	7,867	1.52
337	Glenview	47,682	1.53
338	Belvidere	24,510	1.54
339	Prairie Grove	1,992	1.54
340	Mount Olive	1,979	1.55
341	Marshall	3,987	1.56
342	Willowbrook	9,138	1.56
343	Roscoe	10,881	1.57
344	Prospect Heights	15,681	1.59
345	Dupo	3,914	1.59
346	Merrionette Park	2,144	1.60
347	Barry	1,442	1.61
348	South Beloit	7,930	1.65
349	Momence	3,076	1.66
350	Harrisburg	8,608	1.66
351	Gurnee	30,486	1.66
352	Sparta	4,070	1.68
353	Lincoln	13,406	1.69
354	Crete	8,382	1.69
355	Elmwood Park	23,982	1.69
356	Sumner	2,229	1.70
357	Rossville	1,246	1.72
358	St. Jacob	1,617	1.73
359	Shiloh	14,109	1.74
360	Hartford	1,456	1.74
361	Manteno	8,942	1.74
362	Johnston City	3,351	1.75
363	Franklin Park	18,233	1.75
364	Park City	7,631	1.75
365	North Chicago	30,772	1.78
366	Winthrop Harbor	6,663	1.78
367	Thornton	1,876	1.79
368	Bridgeport	1,819	1.79
369	Watseka	4,630	1.79
370	Royalton	1,076	1.80
371	Crest Hill	19,754	1.80
372	Oak Lawn	57,098	1.80
373	Villa Park	22,456	1.81
374	Bolingbrook	73,813	1.82
375	Elwood	2,141	1.83
376	Schiller Park	11,454	1.85
377	Homewood	19,471	1.86
378	Ottawa	18,714	1.87
379	La Grange	15,999	1.87
380	West Chicago	25,434	1.88
381	South Elgin	23,984	1.88
382	Streator	12,274	1.88
383	Marseilles	4,071	1.89
384	Galena	2,899	1.92
385	Flora	4,860	1.92
386	Nokomis	2,213	1.93
387	Dixon	15,166	1.93
388	Lyons	10,391	1.94
389	East Dundee	3,156	1.94
390	O'Fallon	32,139	1.95
391	Warsaw	1,511	1.95
392	Collinsville	24,126	1.95
393	Lovington	1,120	1.98
394	Burbank	28,822	1.98
395	Pittsfield	4,422	1.98
396	Greenfield	1,137	1.99
397	Midlothian	14,024	2.00
398	Cambria	1,271	2.01
399	Benld	1,535	2.01
400	Grayville	1,515	2.03
401	Worth	10,731	2.03
402	Lakemoor	5,878	2.03
403	Erie	1,658	2.03
404	Rockdale	2,598	2.04
405	Bement	1,664	2.04
406	Skokie	66,427	2.05
407	Taylorville	11,149	2.06
408	Hodgkins	1,766	2.06
409	Hillsboro	5,693	2.09
410	Energy	1,171	2.11
411	Forreston	1,148	2.14
412	Casey	2,258	2.14
413	South Jacksonville	3,255	2.20
414	Effingham	12,258	2.20
415	Hometown	4,244	2.21
416	Carterville	5,822	2.21
417	Olympia Fields	4,636	2.24
418	Oakbrook Terrace	2,714	2.25
419	Olney	8,864	2.25
420	Peru	9,863	2.26
421	Auburn	4,357	2.27
422	Mahomet	9,755	2.28
423	Litchfield	6,814	2.28
424	Caseyville	4,170	2.30
425	Paxton	4,201	2.32
426	Pontiac	11,483	2.37
427	South Chicago Heights	3,934	2.38
428	Silvis	7,939	2.42
429	St. Elmo	1,401	2.42
430	Rochelle	9,477	2.44
431	Glenwood	8,620	2.45
432	Posen	5,331	2.47
433	Bridgeview	16,721	2.49
434	Fox Lake	10,872	2.51
435	Mount Vernon	14,492	2.54
436	Hinckley	2,286	2.55
437	Hillside	8,133	2.56
438	Pontoon Beach	6,131	2.59
439	Riverton	3,506	2.60
440	Clinton	7,012	2.62
441	Elgin	114,106	2.67
442	St. Anne	1,070	2.68
443	Warrensburg	1,076	2.69
444	Bradley	15,331	2.69
445	East Peoria	22,485	2.70
446	North Riverside	7,495	2.73
447	Wood River	10,315	2.74
448	Monee	5,104	2.75
449	Tilton	2,537	2.76
450	Aurora	179,867	2.77
451	Staunton	4,307	2.79
452	Metropolis	5,898	2.79
453	Park Forest	20,898	2.83
454	Burnham	3,978	2.85
455	Chicago Ridge	14,147	2.86
456	Canton	13,408	2.87
457	Alsip	18,650	2.90
458	Newton	2,852	2.93
459	Robinson	7,005	3.01
460	University Park	7,109	3.02
461	Jacksonville	17,490	3.04
462	Melrose Park	24,513	3.04
463	Wenona	1,006	3.09
464	Bloomington	78,703	3.10
465	Bellwood	18,373	3.12
466	Morris	14,775	3.15
467	East Moline	20,837	3.15
468	Steger	9,449	3.16
469	Sterling	14,670	3.19
470	Oak Park	53,315	3.24
471	Leland	1,102	3.24
472	Richton Park	12,576	3.28
473	Pekin	31,812	3.28
474	Normal	52,908	3.29
475	Country Club Hills	16,419	3.29
476	Westville	3,442	3.31
477	Farmer City	2,001	3.32
478	Murphysboro	6,804	3.32
479	Bethany	1,253	3.36
480	South Holland	21,016	3.37
481	Arcola	2,867	3.48
482	Mount Carroll	1,515	3.50
483	Joliet	149,785	3.50
484	Cicero	83,223	3.52
485	Broadview	7,898	3.56
486	Loves Park	23,185	3.56
487	Charleston	17,212	3.60
488	Freeport	23,636	3.63
489	Abingdon	3,424	3.64
490	Neoga	1,248	3.64
491	Monmouth	8,794	3.66
492	Tuscola	4,675	3.69
493	Athens	2,146	3.71
494	South Roxana	2,180	3.80
495	East Dubuque	1,427	3.82
496	Bartonville	5,854	3.84
497	Moline	42,235	3.84
498	Hoopeston	5,039	3.85
499	Cherry Valley	3,268	3.86
500	Nashville	2,991	3.86
501	Salem	7,341	3.86
502	Herrin	12,271	3.88
503	Southern View	1,838	3.90
504	Lansing	28,415	3.92
505	DeKalb	40,464	3.93
506	Sauk Village	9,724	4.06
507	Fairview Heights	16,255	4.08
508	Beardstown	6,047	4.10
509	Moweaqua	2,093	4.11
510	Carrollton	2,528	4.16
511	Forest Park	14,000	4.16
512	Milan	5,037	4.26
513	Carmi	4,879	4.31
514	Carlinville	5,574	4.38
515	Blue Island	23,416	4.39
516	Anna	4,222	4.40
517	Calumet City	35,253	4.42
518	Virden	3,165	4.45
519	Waukegan	88,919	4.45
520	East Alton	5,729	4.47
521	Zion	24,466	4.53
522	Fairmont City	2,354	4.66
523	Summit	10,896	4.69
524	Marion	16,796	4.69
525	El Paso	2,871	4.78
526	Arthur	2,024	4.87
527	Quincy	39,188	4.94
528	Gibson City	3,609	4.98
529	Champaign	88,822	5.02
530	Fairfield	4,658	5.11
531	Eureka	5,095	5.12
532	Galesburg	29,653	5.13
533	Mattoon	16,334	5.28
534	Belleville	41,722	5.32
535	Chicago	2,707,648	5.40
536	Hazel Crest	13,493	5.40
537	Rock Island	36,758	5.44
538	Urbana	38,447	5.44
539	Cobden	1,064	5.48
540	Rantoul	12,515	5.49
541	Oakwood	1,243	5.51
542	Rosemont	4,145	5.66
543	Paris	8,154	5.77
544	Eldorado	3,762	5.89
545	Rock Falls	8,683	5.97
546	Markham	11,434	6.02
547	Decatur	70,368	6.04
548	Granite City	26,670	6.22
549	Roodhouse	1,662	6.51
550	Shawneetown	1,167	6.60
551	Centralia	12,009	6.64
552	Girard	1,740	6.99
553	Harvey	19,831	7.06
554	Riverdale	10,515	7.09
555	Marissa	1,133	7.27
556	Gillespie	3,118	7.43
557	Havana	3,176	7.54
558	Robbins	4,956	7.89
559	Peoria Heights	5,834	8.07
560	Creve Coeur	4,572	8.28
561	Springfield	113,714	9.01
562	Savanna	2,851	9.04
563	Maywood	23,173	9.41
564	Kankakee	24,384	9.43
565	Washington Park	1,728	9.45
566	Matteson	18,681	9.49
567	Alton	25,430	9.71
568	Calumet Park	6,836	9.87
569	Carbondale	21,813	10.05
570	East St. Louis	18,278	10.20
571	Rockford	147,649	10.81
572	Chicago Heights	26,938	12.32
573	Peoria	112,126	13.45
574	Danville	28,663	16.84
575	Cairo	1,699	28.73

Methodology

Cities in Illinois are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 safest cities in illinois?: Ladd ranks #1 with 0.00 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 safest cities in illinois?: 1. Ladd (0.00), 2. Kenilworth (0.00), 3. Kildeer (0.00), 4. Leland Grove (0.00), 5. Kincaid (0.00)
How many cities in Illinois are ranked?: This ranking includes 575 cities in Illinois with available data.

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