Champaign, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 6%

Violent crime 79%

Property crime 23%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Champaign_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	1,992	n/a (estimate)	2,208	1,985	2,346
Murder	8	n/a	8.9	9.1	6.5
Rape	70	n/a	77.6	40.4	38.4
Robbery	66	n/a	73.1	97.4	73.9
Assault	483	n/a	535.3	278.9	279.7
Violent crime	627	n/a (estimate)	695	426	388
Burglary	286	n/a	317.0	246.4	314.2
Theft	1,009	n/a	1,118.2	1,143.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	70	n/a	77.6	169.5	246.0
Property crime	1,365	n/a (estimate)	1,513	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Champaign crime rates are 6% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Champaign are 79% higher than the national average
In Champaign you have a 1 in 46 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Champaign is safer than 7% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Champaign has decreased by 35%

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Daily Crime In Champaign (per 100,000 people)

The chart above shows the number of daily crimes in Champaign, IL per 100,000 people. In Champaign, the number of daily crimes is projected to be 1.11 times more than the Illinois average and 1.06 times less than the national average. The average number of daily violent crimes in Champaign is 1.63 times more than the Illinois average and 1.79 times more than the daily national average. With regards to property crimes, Champaign has a daily crime rate that is 1.03 times less than the Illinois average and 1.29 times less than the overall daily national average.

How Safe is Champaign (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Illinois and all other cities across the US, is Champaign safe? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Champaign is safer than 3% of other cities in the state of Illinois. In addition, Champaign is safer than 7% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all Illinois and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Champaign. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Champaign is above average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Champaign

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Champaign is 1 in 144

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Champaign is 1 in 67

The chance of being a victim of crime in Champaign is 1 in 46

How likely are you to become a victim of crime? In Champaign, Illinois you have a 1 in 144 chance of becoming a victim of violent crime. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. With regards to property crime, you have a 1 in 67 chance of becoming a victim. Property crimes include burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Overall, you have a 1 in 46 chance of becoming a victim of crime in Champaign.

Year Over Year Crime In Champaign (per 100,000 people)

An ideal indicator of whether Champaign is becoming a safer or more dangerous place to live can be done by analyzing the year over year crime rates per 100,000 people. Year over year violent crime in Champaign has decreased by 25% and the rate of property crime in Champaign has decreased by 39%. The total crime rate in Champaign has decreased by 35% year to year.

Champaign police department

Item	Champaign	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	136	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.7	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 136 Champaign police officers. This results in 1.7 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 36.8% less than the Illinois average and 48.6% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Illinois

State	Total offenders	Illinois_/100K	National_/100K
Illinois	32,213	263	266

There are a total of 32,213 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 263 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 1% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Gifford, IL	849	91	0	91
Mahomet, IL	7,996	114	557	671
Philo, IL	1,627	159	583	742
Sidney, IL	1,363	178	651	829
Thomasboro, IL	1,122	91	823	914
Lake of the Woods, IL	2,687	206	755	961
Fisher, IL	1,989	0	1,017	1,017
Champaign, IL	84,672	695	1,513	2,208

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Riverview, FL	84,590	449	2,070	2,519
Trenton, NJ	84,559	1,169	2,090	3,259
Alhambra, CA	84,866	209	1,850	2,059
Bellingham, WA	84,462	410	5,021	5,431
Ogden, UT	84,900	552	3,072	3,624
Champaign, IL	84,672	695	1,513	2,208

Source: The Champaign, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.