Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Rockford, IL Crime Grade
How Rockford 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 2025, the violent crime rate in Rockford, IL was 898.9 per 100,000 residents (1,323 incidents over a population of 147,186). That puts Rockford Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 266% above the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Rockford (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Rockford 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 | 1543.5(2,223) | 1440.9(2,114) | 1153.7(1,683) | 1082.7(1,573) | 898.9(1,323) |
| Murder | 13.9(20) | 11.6(17) | 11.7(17) | 13.1(19) | 7.5(11) |
| Rape | 101.4(146) | 90.0(132) | 60.3(88) | 72.3(105) | 69.3(102) |
| Robbery | 146.5(211) | 138.4(203) | 123.4(180) | 106.7(155) | 83.6(123) |
| Aggravated assault | 1281.7(1,846) | 1201.0(1,762) | 958.4(1,398) | 890.7(1,294) | 738.5(1,087) |
| Property crime | 2579.4(3,715) | 2691.7(3,949) | 2746.9(4,007) | 2562.6(3,723) | 2519.9(3,709) |
| Burglary | 449.2(647) | 430.8(632) | 532.7(777) | 631.2(917) | 281.3(414) |
| Larceny | 1786.5(2,573) | 1696.5(2,489) | 1656.9(2,417) | 1457.2(2,117) | 1677.5(2,469) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 318.7(459) | 526.9(773) | 521.7(761) | 443.3(644) | 542.2(798) |
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: Rockford'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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