Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2020
Kankakee, IL Crime Grade
How Kankakee 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
10/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2020, the violent crime rate in Kankakee, IL was 943.4 per 100,000 residents (244 incidents over a population of 25,863). That puts Kankakee Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 112% above the Illinois statewide rate of 444.2.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Kankakee (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Kankakee vs. U.S., 2020 — 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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 697.9(185) | 799.5(210) | 883.5(230) | 912.2(236) | 943.4(244) |
| Murder | 18.9(5) | 22.8(6) | 15.4(4) | 15.5(4) | 30.9(8) |
| Rape | 79.2(21) | 133.3(35) | 134.4(35) | 112.1(29) | 88.9(23) |
| Robbery | 282.9(75) | 258.9(68) | 180.5(47) | 204.9(53) | 127.6(33) |
| Aggravated assault | 316.9(84) | 384.5(101) | 553.2(144) | 579.8(150) | 696.0(180) |
| Property crime | 3991.1(1,058) | 4032.0(1,059) | 3388.1(882) | 3397.5(879) | 3159.0(817) |
| Burglary | 946.8(251) | 753.9(198) | 549.3(143) | 603.0(156) | 433.1(112) |
| Larceny | 2821.7(748) | 3045.9(800) | 2619.9(682) | 2609.0(675) | 2517.1(651) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 184.8(49) | 194.2(51) | 176.7(46) | 162.3(42) | 201.1(52) |
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: Kankakee'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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