Crime in Illinois City, IL

Illinois City is an unincorporated community of 871 in Rock Island County, about 20 miles southwest of downtown Davenport · Updated November 2026

Is Illinois City, IL safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Illinois City has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 95% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 973 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

95% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Illinois City as a whole, and 5% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Illinois City scores 973.

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 crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 980 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
A+
Property crimeSafety score 961 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Illinois City

Map of Illinois City shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Illinois City, IL at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Illinois City, 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


Crime rates and types in Illinois City

CrimeGrade™ estimates Illinois City has about 36 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and close to Illinois.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Vandalism is the most common crime in Illinois City, about 30% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.020.05
RapeAunder 11.10.38
RobberyA+under 10.010.62
AssaultA+89.512.3
Property crime
BurglaryA78.42.4
TheftA+44.913.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.942.7
ArsonA+under 10.230.12
VandalismA+1010.95.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.


How Illinois City compares with nearby cities

Illinois City has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Illinois CityA+973A+A+871
Buffalo Prairie 5 milesA+980A+A+298
New Era, IA 6 milesA+991A+A+325
Muscatine, IA 7 milesA896AA27,300
Sweetland Center, IA 7 milesA+988A+A+403
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Montpelier, IA 8 milesA+987A+A+521
Pleasant Prairie, IA 9 milesA+970A+A+379
Taylor Ridge 10 milesA+969A+A+2,250
Hamlet 11 milesA+983A+A+126
Andalusia 11 milesA917AA1,420
Blue Grass, IA 11 milesA+971A+A+4,840

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Illinois City. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Illinois City is safer than 53% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Illinois CityA+973A+A+871
Onida, SDA+991A+A+871
Glen Ullin, NDA+991A+A+871
Glenwood, INA+985A+A+871
Fifield, WIA+985A+A+871
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Matherville, ILA+964A+A+871
Lignum, VAA+962A+A+871
Rural Ridge, PAA+961A+A+871
Rotterdam Junction, NYA+951A+A+871
Tipton, OKA+946A+A+871
Montmorenci, SCA+944A+A+871

What crime costs Illinois City

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Illinois City about $830 a year per household, 31% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $930,000 a year, or $1,071 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$29,000$33
Rape$57,000$66
Robbery$360under $1
Assault$83,000$95
Burglary$66,000$76
Theft$22,000$25
Vehicle theft$13,000$14
Arson$4,700$5
Vandalism$67,000$77
Total$340,000$392

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Illinois City means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Illinois City is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Illinois City

Schools in Illinois City, IL average a SchoolGrade of B-: 44% of students test proficient, against 30% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Illinois City on SchoolGrade