Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
East Peoria, IL Crime Grade
How East Peoria 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 East Peoria, IL was 292.0 per 100,000 residents (64 incidents over a population of 21,921). That puts East Peoria 10% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 19% above the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
That ranks East Peoria #2,611 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 31% of them, and #171 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is up 10% year over year and down 6% over the last five years.
East Peoria, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Illinois Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 292.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,611 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #171 of 214
- Safer than
- 31% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 10%
- 5-year change
- down 6%
- Population
- 21,921
- Reporting agency
- East Peoria Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by East Peoria Police Department (FBI ORI IL0900300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. East Peoria (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
East Peoria 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 | 310.3(69) | 293.7(65) | 318.3(70) | 265.2(58) | 292.0(64) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 4.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 4.6(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 98.9(22) | 103.9(23) | 68.2(15) | 59.4(13) | 68.4(15) |
| Robbery | 18.0(4) | 40.7(9) | 22.7(5) | 13.7(3) | 36.5(8) |
| Aggravated assault | 193.4(43) | 144.6(32) | 227.4(50) | 187.4(41) | 187.0(41) |
| Property crime | 2118.3(471) | 2679.6(593) | 2792.2(614) | 2372.8(519) | 2723.4(597) |
| Burglary | 229.4(51) | 284.7(63) | 504.8(111) | 480.0(105) | 232.7(51) |
| Larceny | 1785.5(397) | 2245.8(497) | 2105.5(463) | 1796.7(393) | 2381.3(522) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 103.4(23) | 144.6(32) | 181.9(40) | 96.0(21) | 109.5(24) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the East Peoria, 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 East Peoria 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 East Peoria calculated?
- East Peoria'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 East Peoria 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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