In 2025, Peoria police reported 1,399 violent crimes (1,256 per 100,000 residents), including 12 murders, 148 robberies and 1,017 aggravated assaults, plus 4,369 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 111,389. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 8 large Illinois cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency IL0720700, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria | 1,256 | 1,399 | 12 | 3,922 | Totals |
| Rockford | 900 | 1,325 | 11 | 2,508 | Totals |
| Springfield | 895 | 1,008 | 11 | 4,167 | Totals |
| Chicago | 420 | 11,417 | 346 | 2,942 | Live |
| Joliet | 344 | 524 | 2 | 1,152 | Totals |
| Aurora | 220 | 398 | 6 | 1,075 | Totals |
| Elgin | 218 | 250 | 1 | 925 | Totals |
| Naperville | 70 | 108 | 0 | 567 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Peoria's violent-crime rate of 1,256 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 5.1 times the Illinois rate (244) and 3.9 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 80 residents, or about 26.9 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Peoria ranks 10th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 52nd for murder (12 murders, 10.8 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 73% of Peoria's violent crimes and robberies 11%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 3,922 per 100,000, 2.7 times Illinois overall. Peoria police logged 641 vehicle thefts (575 per 100,000, 41st of 351; Illinois: 234) and 833 burglaries (748 per 100,000, 4.8 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Springfield, 66 miles south; its violent-crime rate (895) is 29% lower than Peoria's.
Out-of-state cities near Peoria's size (111,389 residents): Hillsboro, OR at 288 violent crimes per 100,000 and Santa Maria, CA at 624.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Peoria had 1,256 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 5.1 times the statewide 244. It is 1st highest of the 8 Illinois cities on this site; Rockford is next at 900. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Peoria police reported 12 murders for 2025, a rate of 10.8 per 100,000 residents. The Illinois rate was 4.4 and the national rate 4.1.
641 vehicles were reported stolen in Peoria in 2025, 575 per 100,000 residents. That is 3 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 41st of 351 cities on this site.