The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Downtown Rockford, Rockford, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Downtown Rockford

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Downtown Rockford. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Downtown Rockford, Rockford, IL Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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Other Crime Grade
D-

$3.53 million

Cost of Crime™ for Downtown Rockford, Rockford, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,661 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Downtown Rockford with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Downtown Rockford, Rockford, IL Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Downtown Rockford's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Downtown Rockford sits in the 10th percentile, ahead of 10% of neighborhoods and behind 90%. The grade covers only Downtown Rockford's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Downtown Rockford is 73.02 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 9 in the southeast areas to 1 in 22 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Downtown Rockford, Rockford, IL report the most crime, about 83 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Downtown Rockford, Rockford, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Downtown Rockford for 2025 is $3,525,434, about $963 per resident and $1,661 per household. That equals 4.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.8%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Downtown Rockford Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Downtown Rockford, Rockford, IL: $963
Englewood, Chicago, IL: $1163
O'Hare, Chicago, IL: $344
Illinois: $420
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Downtown Rockford is $963 per year, which is $499 more than the national average and $543 more than Rockford's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Downtown Rockford:
  • In Englewood, Chicago, IL, crime costs $1,163 per person, which is $200 more than in Downtown Rockford.
  • In O'Hare, Chicago, IL, crime costs $344 per person, which is $619 less than in Downtown Rockford

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Downtown Rockford for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Downtown Rockford
Cost per Downtown Rockford Resident
Murder
$734,055
$201
Rape/Sexual Assault
$163,817
$45
Robbery
$327,324
$89
Assault
$581,639
$159
Kidnapping
$82,277
$22
Vehicle Theft
$258,082
$71
Burglary
$230,602
$63
Theft
$585,986
$160
Arson
$7,623
$2
Vandalism
$426,504
$117
Animal Cruelty
$1,431
$0
Drug Crimes
$66,003
$18
Identity Theft
$60,091
$16
Total Cost of Crime
$3,525,434
$963

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Downtown Rockford, Rockford, IL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Downtown Rockford totals $5,988,173 ($1,636 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,513,607 ($2,599 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Downtown Rockford has 1, do the same, and of Downtown Rockford's 3,660 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Downtown Rockford Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Downtown Rockford residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
5.534
Robbery
2.843
Rape
0.7382
Murder
0.1067
Total Violent Crime
9.222 (D-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
30.91
Vehicle Theft
4.554
Burglary
6.947
Arson
0.0862
Total Property Crime
42.50 (D-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.3708
Drug Crimes
2.438
Vandalism
16.31
Identity Theft
2.121
Animal Cruelty
0.0528
Total "Other" Rate
21.29 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Downtown Rockford is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Rockford.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A
A+
A
A+
A
A+
A+
A+
A+
A-
A
A-
A-
A-
A-
A
A
A+
A+
A
A+
A-
A+
A-
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Downtown Rockford is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C
C
C
C-
C
C
A+
A+
A+
C
B-
B-
D+
D-
D-
D+
C+
C+
A-
A+
A+
C
C
C
C-
D
D
F
D
D

Considering only the crime rate, Downtown Rockford is less safe than the Illinois state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downtown Rockford, Rockford, IL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 19% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Downtown Rockford schools on SchoolGrade

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