Springfield is the capital of Illinois, a city of 127,000 in Sangamon County · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Springfield?
Property crime is high in Springfield: a C, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 83% of Americans live. Theft makes up 36% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades F, and vehicle theft grades B+.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 394 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
17% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Springfield as a whole, and 83% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Springfield scores 394.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Springfield, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Springfield, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Springfield
Burglaries run high for a city with a C for property crime. Springfield has 14.8 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a US city graded C for property crime, the figure is 3.5.
Car thefts run high in Harvard Park, Old Aristocracy Hill & Downtown Springfield. In this part of central Springfield, they run at more than triple the rate in the rest of Springfield.
Vandalism at more than triple the US rate. Springfield has 27.0 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, against 5.5 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Springfield
Property crime changes a lot from one part of Springfield to the next: 43% of residents live in areas graded A or B, while 41% live in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Springfield run from A+ to F.
43%16%41%
A or B 43%C 16%D or F 41%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Westchester, southwestCar thefts run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Springfield.B616
3Historic West-Side, Oaks & West Koke Mill, westBurglaries run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Springfield.C+535
4Oak Ridge, northwestClose to the rest of Springfield on most crimes.C+490
5Grandview & Twin Lakes, northeastThefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Springfield.C408
6Pillsbury & Enos Park, northBurglaries run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Springfield.D-119
7Harvard Park, Old Aristocracy Hill & Downtown Springfield, centralBurglaries run at more than double the rate in the rest of Springfield.F0
Neighborhood areas of Springfield, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Springfield?
Reported property crime in Springfield has held about steady since 2019, within 10%. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 45 to 49 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
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Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Springfield. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Springfield
Property, US
2016
-0%
+15%
2017
+7%
+12%
2018
+8%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-12%
-8%
2021
-14%
-10%
2022
-5%
-6%
2023
+7%
-7%
2024
+10%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Springfield
CrimeGrade™ estimates Springfield has about 74 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about triple the rate for the US as a whole and about triple the rate for Illinois.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Vandalism is the most common property crime in Springfield, about 36% of the total, followed by theft and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Springfield
Springfield has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Springfield, 66% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 53% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (66%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Homes (53%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (49%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (59%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Springfield and nearby cities
Springfield has more property crime than 3 of its 4 nearest cities. Clear Lake and Leland Grove have the least property crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Springfield. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Springfield has more property crime than 99% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Springfield apart: it has 90 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 3.8 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.90 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 95% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.8 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 93% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 72% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (22 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 65% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.10.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 89% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.14.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 84% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Springfield: C- (28 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Springfield
Property crime costs Springfield about $70 million a year, or $551 per resident and about $1,221 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$17 million
$133
Theft
$17 million
$136
Vehicle theft
$11 million
$84
Arson
$860,000
$7
Vandalism
$24 million
$191
Total
$70 million
$551
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
