The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Kewanee, IL
Kewanee is a city of 13,300 in Henry County, about 40 miles southeast of downtown Davenport · Updated November 2026
Is Kewanee, IL safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Kewanee: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 80% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 935 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
80% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Kewanee as a whole, and 20% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Kewanee scores 935.
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 Kewanee, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Kewanee, 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 Kewanee
Thefts are uncommon. Kewanee has thefts at a small fraction of the US rate: 3.4 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Kewanee
Every part of Kewanee where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Kewanee run from A+ to A-; every part of Kewanee has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Kewanee, the southwest side has the least crime and the center the most.
Crime rates and types in Kewanee
CrimeGrade™ estimates Kewanee has about 13 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 66% less than the US as a whole and 70% 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.
Assault is the most common crime in Kewanee, about 37% of everything reported, and it also accounts for 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.
The Kewanee Police Department's 2024 report to the FBI was missing some months of theft and vandalism; CrimeGrade™ filled them in from the department's own monthly pattern. The department's 2024 report of simple assault was incomplete, so CrimeGrade™ combined the department's count with its own estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Kewanee compares with nearby cities
Kewanee has the most crime of its 4 nearest cities.
Two things set Kewanee apart: it has 10.5% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 4% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary and vandalism run lower here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.10.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 88% of US city residents
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 Kewanee: F (4 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% 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 and assault. 79% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (20 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 59% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.4% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 77% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.6 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 77% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.32 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 67% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Kewanee on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
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 Kewanee
Crime costs Kewanee about $442 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 63% 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 $9.7 million a year, or $730 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$340,000
$25
Rape
$510,000
$38
Robbery
$20,000
$1
Assault
$910,000
$69
Burglary
$120,000
$9
Theft
$230,000
$17
Vehicle theft
$87,000
$7
Arson
$23,000
$2
Vandalism
$230,000
$18
Total
$2.5 million
$185
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 Kewanee 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 Kewanee, IL average a SchoolGrade of B+: 50% of students test proficient, against 19% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Kewanee on SchoolGrade
