Rockton, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rockton, IL Summary

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

  • There were 93 total crimes committed in Rockton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,201.9 total crimes per 100K people in Rockton.
  • The overall crime rate in Rockton is -48.29% below the national average.
  • Rockton ranks #399 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Rockton ranks #4,402 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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Rockton Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rockton is 1,201.9 per 100,000 people. That's -48.29% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.46% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rockton
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 93 1,201.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 77.5 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 7 90.5 425.9 369.8
Burglary 6 77.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 78 1,008.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 25.8 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 86 1,111.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Rockton 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 Rockton

7
Violent Crimes
90.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Rockton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rockton is 90.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,105.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rockton each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.54% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -78.76% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rockton

86
Property Crimes
1,111.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 86 property crimes in Rockton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rockton is 1,111.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 90.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rockton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.13% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.73% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rockton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rockford, IL 146,710 5,964 4,065.2 2,635.1 1,430.0
Janesville, WI 66,242 1,411 2,130.1 1,961.0 169.1
Beloit, WI 36,784 998 2,713.1 2,101.5 611.7
Belvidere, IL 25,143 283 1,125.6 863.1 262.5
Loves Park, IL 23,222 421 1,812.9 1,472.7 340.2
Machesney Park, IL 22,558 296 1,312.2 1,068.4 243.8
Roscoe, IL 10,815 65 601.0 545.5 55.5
South Beloit, IL 7,893 111 1,406.3 1,165.6 240.7
Clinton, WI 2,178 22 1,010.1 918.3 91.8

Rockton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
9.5
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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