Rockford, Illinois Crime Rate
5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 145,280
Key Insights
- →Rockford has a safety grade of F- with a violent crime rate of 1080.0 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 6% from the previous year.
- →19 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 13.1 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: improving — based on 5 years of data.
- →Safer than 2% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.43 (above national average).
Violent Crime Rate
1080.0
-6.0% YoY
Murder Rate
13.1
19 murders
Property Crime Rate
2517.2
3,657 total
vs National Avg
↑ 201%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 1,569
Murder19
Rape101
Robbery155
Aggravated Assault1,294
Property Crime: 3,657
Burglary919
Larceny-Theft2,099
Motor Vehicle Theft639
Arson44
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 145,280 | 1,569 | 1080.0 | 19 | 3,657 | 2517.2 |
| 2023 | 145,873 | 1,676 | 1148.9 | 17 | 3,930 | 2694.1 |
| 2022 | 146,710 | 2,098 | 1430.0 | 16 | 3,866 | 2635.1 |
| 2021 | 144,027 | 2,210 | 1534.4 | 19 | 3,573 | 2480.8 |
| 2020 | 144,795 | 2,101 | 1451.0 | 30 | 4,104 | 2834.4 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F-
Safety Grade for Rockford
Based on violent crime rate of 1080.0 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 2% of cities
Crime Personality: Assault Capital
This city has a disproportionately high share of aggravated assaults relative to other crime types.
Explore all city crime DNA profiles →National Arrest Demographics
The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.
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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.