Freeport, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Freeport, IL Summary

Crime in Freeport research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Freeport 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 Freeport:

  • There were 380 total crimes committed in Freeport the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,623.2 total crimes per 100K people in Freeport.
  • The overall crime rate in Freeport is -30.16% below the national average.
  • Freeport ranks #456 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Freeport ranks #5,659 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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Freeport Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Freeport is 1,623.2 per 100,000 people. That's -30.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -18.24% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Freeport
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 380 1,623.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 2 8.5 9.1 6.3
Robbery 13 55.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 41 175.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 74 316.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 86 367.3 246.4 269.8
Larceny 194 828.7 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 26 111.1 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 306 1,307.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Freeport 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 Freeport

74
Violent Crimes
316.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-14.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 74 violent crimes in Freeport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Freeport is 316.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 316.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Freeport each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -14.52% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.79% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Freeport

306
Property Crimes
1,307.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 306 property crimes in Freeport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Freeport is 1,307.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Freeport each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.12% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.18% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Freeport

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dixon, IL 15,396 108 701.5 584.6 116.9
Sterling, IL 14,681 277 1,886.8 1,539.4 347.4
Verona, WI 14,413 127 881.1 825.6 55.5
Stoughton, WI 12,948 191 1,475.1 1,367.0 108.1
Oregon, WI 11,538 82 710.7 624.0 86.7
Roscoe, IL 10,815 65 601.0 545.5 55.5
Rock Falls, IL 8,687 281 3,234.7 2,728.2 506.5
Rockton, IL 7,738 93 1,201.9 1,111.4 90.5
Mount Horeb, WI 7,687 17 221.2 156.1 65.0

Freeport SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
9
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