Belvidere, IL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	A-

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$4.96 million

Cost of Crime™ for Belvidere, IL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $412 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Belvidere with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Belvidere against the average US city, where the rate is lower than the norm. Belvidere sits in the 73rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 73% of cities and behind 27%. The grade covers only Belvidere's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Belvidere is 2.123 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 371 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 632 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Belvidere, IL report the most violent crime, about 13 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Belvidere, IL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Belvidere is projected at $4,960,141 for 2025, about $153 per resident and $412 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 45.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Belvidere Compared to Other Cities?

Belvidere, IL:	$153
East St. Louis, IL:	$693
Glen Carbon, IL:	$84
Illinois:	$240
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $153 per resident each year in Belvidere, which is $105 less than the national average and $87 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Belvidere:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $693 per person, which is $540 more than in Belvidere.
In Glen Carbon, IL, crime costs $84 per person, which is $70 less than in Belvidere

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Belvidere, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Belvidere	Cost per Belvidere Resident
Murder	$2.29 million	$71
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.29 million	$40
Robbery	$616,598	$19
Assault	$763,968	$24
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$4,960,141	$153

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Belvidere, IL

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Belvidere totals $21,896,002 ($676 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $26,856,143 ($830 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Belvidere, IL, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northwest part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Belvidere Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Belvidere residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8218
Robbery	0.6056
Rape	0.6584
Murder	0.0376
Total Violent Crime	2.123 (B+)

Individual Belvidere Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Belvidere is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Belvidere.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Timberlane, IL	A+	A+	A+
Irene, IL	A-	A-	B
Garden Prairie, IL	A+	A	A
Cherry Valley, IL	B	A-	C
Poplar Grove, IL	A+	A	A+
Caledonia, IL	A+	A+	A+
Loves Park, IL	C+	C+	C
Rockford, IL	D+	D+	D+
Capron, IL	A-	B-	B+
Kingston, IL	A+	A	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Belvidere is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Azle, TX	C+	C+	C+
Chillum, MD	D	D	D
Baldwinsville, NY	A	A	A
Auburn, CA	C	C-	C-
Aguada, PR	F	D-	D-
Paradise Hills, NM	C	D+	D+
Oswego, NY	C-	D	D
Orchard Park, NY	B+	B+	B+
Oakton, VA	A	A+	A+
Ponchatoula, LA	B	C	C

Considering only the violent crime rate, Belvidere is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

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