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Pekin Crime Rate Report (Illinois)

Pekin crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 14 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Pekin for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Pekin in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 58.85% and the city property crime rate in Pekin was higher than the national property crime rate average by 16.59%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Pekin was higher than the violent crime rate in Illinois by 107.35% and the city property crime rate in Pekin was higher than the property crime rate in Illinois by 18.7%.

Property and Violent Crime
Pekin Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Pekin Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Pekin Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault117
Arson3
Burglary65
Larceny and Theft459
Motor Vehicle Theft33
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape36
Robbery8
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)673
Property Crime557
Violent Crime162
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault85
Arson3
Burglary88
Larceny and Theft451
Motor Vehicle Theft46
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape39
Robbery5
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)695
Property Crime579
Violent Crime134

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Pekin Property Crime

Pekin Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Pekin Crime 2025

Pekin Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Pekin Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Pekin Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Pekin, Illinois crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Pekin crime report data for 2026 was projected from 14 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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