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Galesburg Crime Rate Report (Illinois)

Galesburg crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 11 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Galesburg for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Galesburg in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 36.23% and the city property crime rate in Galesburg was higher than the national property crime rate average by 97.06%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Galesburg was higher than the violent crime rate in Illinois by 77.82% and the city property crime rate in Galesburg was higher than the property crime rate in Illinois by 100.64%.

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

Galesburg Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault73
Arson5
Burglary130
Larceny and Theft695
Motor Vehicle Theft56
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape36
Robbery18
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)999
Property Crime881
Violent Crime130
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault88
Arson4
Burglary157
Larceny and Theft483
Motor Vehicle Theft64
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape39
Robbery12
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)761
Property Crime643
Violent Crime141

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Galesburg Property Crime

Galesburg Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Galesburg Crime 2025

Galesburg Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Galesburg Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Galesburg Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Galesburg, 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 Galesburg crime report data for 2026 was projected from 11 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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