Champaign, IL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$23.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Champaign, IL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $586 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Champaign 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 Champaign against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Champaign sits in the 57th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 57% of cities and behind 43%. The grade covers only Champaign's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Champaign is 2.632 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 268 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 728 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Champaign, IL report the most violent crime, about 65 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 10 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Champaign, IL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Champaign is projected at $23,837,816 for 2025, about $259 per resident and $586 per household. That equals 0.7% 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): 40.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

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

Champaign, IL:	$259
East St. Louis, IL:	$693
Glen Carbon, IL:	$84
Illinois:	$240
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $259 per resident each year in Champaign, which is $1 more than the national average and $19 more than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Champaign:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $693 per person, which is $434 more than in Champaign.
In Glen Carbon, IL, crime costs $84 per person, which is $176 less than in Champaign

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Champaign	Cost per Champaign Resident
Murder	$14.9 million	$162
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.92 million	$43
Robbery	$1.92 million	$21
Assault	$3.12 million	$34
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$23,837,816	$259

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Champaign, 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 Champaign totals $119,104,972 ($1,295 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $142,942,788 ($1,554 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Champaign, 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 east 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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Champaign Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.181
Robbery	0.6629
Rape	0.7024
Murder	0.0861
Total Violent Crime	2.632 (B-)

Individual Champaign Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Urbana, IL	C-	C	D+
Savoy, IL	A	A	B+
Bondville, IL	A+	A	A+
Seymour, IL	A+	A	A+
Tolono, IL	B+	B-	A-
Mahomet, IL	A+	A	A+
Philo, IL	A	B+	A
Thomasboro, IL	B-	B+	C+
Sadorus, IL	A	A-	A-
St. Joseph, IL	A+	A+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Champaign 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
Yuma, AZ	C-	D+	D+
Winchester, VA	C	B	B
York, PA	B	B-	B-
Yonkers, NY	C+	D+	D+
Wilmington, DE	F	D	D
Woodbury, MN	B-	A-	A-
Warren, MI	D	D-	D-
Westland, MI	C-	D	D
Waterbury, CT	D	B	B
West Chester, PA	B+	A-	A-

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

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