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Peru Crime Rate Report (Illinois)

Peru crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 15 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Peru for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Peru in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 46.86% and the city property crime rate in Peru was higher than the national property crime rate average by 17.44%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Peru was lower than the violent crime rate in Illinois by 30.63% and the city property crime rate in Peru was higher than the property crime rate in Illinois by 19.57%.

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

Peru Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault11
Arson0
Burglary17
Larceny and Theft154
Motor Vehicle Theft5
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape5
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)186
Property Crime176
Violent Crime17
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault9
Arson1
Burglary3
Larceny and Theft135
Motor Vehicle Theft5
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape6
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)152
Property Crime142
Violent Crime15

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Peru Property Crime

Peru Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Peru Crime 2025

Peru Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Peru Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Peru Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Peru, 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 Peru crime report data for 2026 was projected from 15 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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