Champaign, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Champaign, IL Summary

Crime in Champaign research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Champaign over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Champaign:

  • There were 2,127 total crimes committed in Champaign the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,368.2 total crimes per 100K people in Champaign.
  • The overall crime rate in Champaign is 1.89% above the national average.
  • Champaign ranks #511 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Champaign ranks #7,258 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Champaign Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Champaign is 2,368.2 per 100,000 people. That's 1.89% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 19.29% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Champaign
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,127 2,368.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 7 7.8 9.1 6.3
Robbery 50 55.7 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 467 520.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 580 645.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 174 193.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 1,339 1,490.8 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 34 37.9 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,547 1,722.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Champaign Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Champaign

580
Violent Crimes
645.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
74.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 580 violent crimes in Champaign in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Champaign is 645.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 154.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Champaign each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 74.63% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 51.62% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Champaign

1,547
Property Crimes
1,722.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,547 property crimes in Champaign in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Champaign is 1,722.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Champaign each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.87% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.46% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Champaign

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Urbana, IL 41,673 1,032 2,476.4 1,977.3 499.1
Rantoul, IL 11,971 339 2,831.8 2,222.0 609.8
Mahomet, IL 9,709 70 721.0 545.9 175.1
Monticello, IL 5,532 20 361.5 235.0 126.5
Tolono, IL 3,489 49 1,404.4 1,318.4 86.0
Thomasboro, IL 1,094 8 731.3 639.9 91.4

Champaign SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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