Crime is nothing new in Illinois. The state saw 50,103 violent crimes in 2021, according to Neighborhood Scout. In addition, Illinois had 188,005 property crimes that year, coming to a total of ...

Illinois had 15.6 incidents per 1,000 people while the rest of the nation had 19.6 incidents per 1,000 people. Illinois’ trend of increasing violent crime and decreasing property crime has been ...

Research presented to the county's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council indicate young adults are a critical population in ...

Data from Neighborhood Scout showed that Theft was the most common property crime while Assault was the most common violent crime. 24/7 Wall Street said that Illinois’ aggravated assault rate of 254 ...

FBI special agent concerned about Illinois hate crime trends 02:49. CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Plainfield Township landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old boy, and critically wounding his mother ...

The ATF traced 7,273 seized firearms in the state in 2022, compared to 15,353 in 2010. Adjusting for population, gun crime now appears far more common in Illinois than it is across the U.S. as a ...

Among the 10 Illinois cities where the ATF traced the most firearms in 2022, tracing rates range from about 19 firearms for every 10,000 people, to as many as 282 per 10,000. These are the cities ...

The University released its annual Security and Fire Safety Report in accordance with the Campus Security Policy, Crime Statistics Act and the State of Illinois Campus Security Enhancement Act. The ...