Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Chatham, IL Crime Grade
How Chatham 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
7/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Chatham, IL was 190.5 per 100,000 residents (28 incidents over a population of 14,696). That puts Chatham 41% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 22% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
That ranks Chatham #1,989 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 47% of them, and #142 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is up 85% year over year and up 128% over the last five years.
Chatham, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Illinois Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 190.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,989 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #142 of 214
- Safer than
- 47% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 85%
- 5-year change
- up 128%
- Population
- 14,696
- Reporting agency
- Chatham Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Chatham Police Department (FBI ORI IL0840400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Chatham (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Chatham 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 83.6(11) | 48.5(7) | 62.1(9) | 103.0(15) | 190.5(28) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 22.8(3) | 13.9(2) | 6.9(1) | 20.6(3) | 47.6(7) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 6.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 60.8(8) | 27.7(4) | 55.2(8) | 82.4(12) | 142.9(21) |
| Property crime | 631.1(83) | 735.1(106) | 620.9(90) | 494.4(72) | 524.0(77) |
| Burglary | 114.1(15) | 97.1(14) | 62.1(9) | 89.3(13) | 20.4(3) |
| Larceny | 471.4(62) | 554.8(80) | 503.6(73) | 391.4(57) | 435.5(64) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 45.6(6) | 83.2(12) | 55.2(8) | 13.7(2) | 68.0(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Chatham, IL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Chatham Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Chatham calculated?
- Chatham's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Illinois state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Illinois cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Chatham Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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