Rapids City, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 72%

Violent crime 63%

Property crime 73%

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.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Rapids City_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	667 (estimate)	1,985	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	9.1	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	40.4	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	97.4	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	278.9	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	143 (estimate)	426	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	246.4	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,143.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	169.5	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	524 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Rapids City crime rates are 72% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Rapids City are 63% lower than the national average
In Rapids City you have a 1 in 150 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Rapids City is safer than 75% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Rapids City has decreased by 12%

Rapids City crime map

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Rapids City

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Rapids City is 1 in 699

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Rapids City is 1 in 191

The chance of being a victim of crime in Rapids City is 1 in 150

Year Over Year Crime In Rapids City (per 100,000 people)

Rapids City police department

Item	Rapids City	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.6	3.3

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}
Erie, IL	1,545	0	266	266
Le Claire, IA	3,931	75	326	401
Princeton, IA	1,100	92	513	605
Port Byron, IL	1,670	142	521	664
Park View, IA	2,718	109	606	715
Coyne Center, IL	1,083	183	668	851
Coal Valley, IL	3,825	135	726	861
Rapids City, IL	1,095	143	524	667

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Ray City, GA	1,095	282	1,878	2,160
Solomon, KS	1,095	190	984	1,174
La Puebla, NM	1,095	300	1,095	1,394
Fletcher, OK	1,095	88	264	352
Laurys Station, PA	1,095	87	368	455
Rapids City, IL	1,095	143	524	667

Source: The Rapids City, 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.