Champaign County, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Champaign County in green. The most dangerous areas in Champaign County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Champaign County, IL Safe from Murder?

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US county. Champaign County is in the 35th percentile for safety, meaning 65% of counties are safer and 35% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Champaign County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Champaign County is 0.0819 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Champaign County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Champaign County may be as high as 1 in 8,627 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,536 in the southwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Champaign County, IL: about 8 per year. The north part of Champaign County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Champaign County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Champaign County to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Champaign County is less safe than the Illinois state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Champaign County, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Champaign County about $31,705,049 in 2025, or roughly $154 per resident. This is part of Champaign County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Champaign County, including every crime type and how Champaign County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Champaign County's crime maps on the Champaign County overall crime page.

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Individual Champaign County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Champaign County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Champaign County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Piatt County, IL	A-	A	B+	B-
Douglas County, IL	A-	B-	A-	C+
Ford County, IL	A	B+	A	B
Vermilion County, IL	A-	B+	A	C
De Witt County, IL	A+	A	A+	A
Moultrie County, IL	A+	A	A+	B
Macon County, IL	B	B	B-	C-
Edgar County, IL	A-	A-	B+	C+
McLean County, IL	A	A	A-	A-
Vermillion County, IN	B-	C+	C	D

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Champaign County is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Niagara County, NY	B+	C+	C+	A+
New Hanover County, NC	D	C+	C+	B
Northampton County, PA	A	A	A	A-
Norfolk County, MA	A	A-	A-	A+
Morris County, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Brazos County, TX	B+	C	C	C-
Marion County, IN	C+	C-	C-	C+
Marin County, CA	C	D+	D+	C+
Hawaii County, HI	D+	B-	B-	A+
Hays County, TX	B+	B+	B+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Champaign County, IL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Champaign County schools on SchoolGrade

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