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Decatur Crime Rate Report (Illinois)

Decatur crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 16 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Decatur for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Decatur in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 104.91% and the city property crime rate in Decatur was higher than the national property crime rate average by 66.18%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Decatur was higher than the violent crime rate in Illinois by 167.48% and the city property crime rate in Decatur was higher than the property crime rate in Illinois by 69.19%.

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

Decatur Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault337
Arson32
Burglary379
Larceny and Theft1,175
Motor Vehicle Theft186
Murder and Manslaughter9
Rape66
Robbery46
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,307
Property Crime1,740
Violent Crime458
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault362
Arson40
Burglary393
Larceny and Theft778
Motor Vehicle Theft279
Murder and Manslaughter13
Rape52
Robbery46
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,931
Property Crime1,364
Violent Crime473

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Decatur Property Crime

Decatur Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Decatur Crime 2025

Decatur Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Decatur Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Decatur Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Decatur, 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 Decatur crime report data for 2026 was projected from 16 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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