Rock Island, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rock Island, IL Summary

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

  • There were 1,143 total crimes committed in Rock Island the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,154.4 total crimes per 100K people in Rock Island.
  • The overall crime rate in Rock Island is 35.72% above the national average.
  • Rock Island ranks #546 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Rock Island ranks #8,303 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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Rock Island Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rock Island is 3,154.4 per 100,000 people. That's 35.72% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 58.89% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rock Island
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,143 3,154.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 11 30.4 9.1 6.3
Robbery 13 35.9 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 177 488.5 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 204 563.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 164 452.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 586 1,617.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 189 521.6 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 939 2,591.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Rock Island 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 Rock Island

204
Violent Crimes
563.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
52.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 204 violent crimes in Rock Island in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rock Island is 563.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 177.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rock Island each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 52.24% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 32.18% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rock Island

939
Property Crimes
2,591.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 939 property crimes in Rock Island in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rock Island is 2,591.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rock Island each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 32.59% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 66.18% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rock Island

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Davenport, IA 100,437 4,197 4,178.7 3,480.8 697.9
Moline, IL 42,009 1,400 3,332.6 2,832.7 499.9
Bettendorf, IA 39,548 576 1,456.5 1,378.1 78.4
East Moline, IL 20,573 217 1,054.8 612.5 442.3
Silvis, IL 7,922 320 4,039.4 3,685.9 353.4
Eldridge, IA 6,770 56 827.2 782.9 44.3
Colona, IL 5,009 95 1,896.6 1,696.9 199.6
Milan, IL 4,994 144 2,883.5 2,623.1 260.3
Coal Valley, IL 3,820 37 968.6 863.9 104.7

Rock Island SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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