The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Kankakee County, IL
Kankakee County is home to 106,600 residents and includes Kankakee and Bourbonnais · Updated November 2026
Is Kankakee County, IL safe?
Yes, crime in Kankakee County is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Kankakee County sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 53% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Kankakee County run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 850 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
53% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Kankakee County as a whole, and 47% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Kankakee County scores 850.
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.
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 Kankakee County, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Kankakee County, 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 in Kankakee County
Burglaries run high for an A-graded county. Kankakee County has 3.3 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US county, the figure is 1.4.
Vehicle theft runs low. Kankakee County has 0.98 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, less than half the US rate of 2.7.
The safest and most dangerous places in Kankakee County
Most of Kankakee County grades well: 88% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 9% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Kankakee County run from A+ to F; 61% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 88%C 3%D or F 9%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Kankakee County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the Momence and Grant Park areas have the least crime and the Kankakee and Bradley areas the most.
Crime rates and types in Kankakee County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Kankakee County has about 34 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 8% less than the US as a whole and 19% less than 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Kankakee County is assault, about 44% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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 Kankakee County compares with nearby counties
Kankakee County has more crime than 9 of its 10 nearest counties. Iroquois County and Livingston County have the least crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Kankakee County. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with counties of similar size and density, Kankakee County has more crime than 78% of them.
Transit, empty homes and walkability in Kankakee County
One thing sets Kankakee County apart: it has 6% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report less robbery; here robbery sits near the national middle.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Kankakee County: F (1 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.8.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 78% of Americans
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. 79% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 51% of Americans
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.6% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 75% of Americans
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.75% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 67% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.39 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 63% of Americans
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 crime costs Kankakee County
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Kankakee County about $1,150 a year per household, about the same as the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $48 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $175 million a year, or $1,645 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$13 million
$124
Rape
$3.0 million
$28
Robbery
$930,000
$9
Assault
$17 million
$161
Burglary
$3.2 million
$30
Theft
$5.3 million
$50
Vehicle theft
$1.6 million
$15
Arson
$230,000
$2
Vandalism
$3.1 million
$29
Total
$48 million
$448
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 Kankakee County 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.
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.
Schools in Kankakee County, IL average a SchoolGrade of C: 40% of students test proficient, against 23% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Kankakee County on SchoolGrade
