Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bellwood, IL Crime Grade
How Bellwood grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Illinois — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
8/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bellwood, IL was 261.3 per 100,000 residents (47 incidents over a population of 17,990). That puts Bellwood 20% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 6% above the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bellwood (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bellwood vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 576.9(106) | 400.6(72) | 405.2(72) | 306.4(54) | 261.3(47) |
| Murder | 16.3(3) | 16.7(3) | 22.5(4) | 11.3(2) | 5.6(1) |
| Rape | 38.1(7) | 22.3(4) | 16.9(3) | 22.7(4) | 44.5(8) |
| Robbery | 157.8(29) | 100.2(18) | 101.3(18) | 102.1(18) | 61.1(11) |
| Aggravated assault | 364.6(67) | 261.5(47) | 264.5(47) | 170.2(30) | 150.1(27) |
| Property crime | 1229.9(226) | 1791.7(322) | 1682.8(299) | 1208.6(213) | 1028.3(185) |
| Burglary | 136.1(25) | 183.6(33) | 281.4(50) | 283.7(50) | 66.7(12) |
| Larceny | 783.7(144) | 1001.6(180) | 968.0(172) | 635.5(112) | 839.4(151) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 293.9(54) | 573.1(103) | 427.7(76) | 278.0(49) | 122.3(22) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Bellwood's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Illinois cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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