Which county in Illinois has the lowest violent crime rate?

Brown has the lowest violent crime rate in Illinois, at 15.2 per 100k.

What is the violent crime rate in Brown?

Brown is ranked #1 in Illinois for violent crime rate, at 15.2 per 100k.

Safest Counties (Lowest Violent Crime) in Illinois (2026)

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Illinois

Top 25 of 102 counties with data.

Ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first.

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Illinois

Rank	County	Value
01	Brown15.2 per 100k County page
02	Menard17.8 per 100k County page
03	Putnam22.2 per 100k County page
04	Alexander23.9 per 100k County page
05	Monroe24.4 per 100k County page
06	Johnson24.4 per 100k County page
07	Carroll27.8 per 100k County page
08	Mercer30.2 per 100k County page
09	Franklin32.1 per 100k County page
10	Lawrence33.0 per 100k County page
11	Stark34.9 per 100k County page
12	Scott37.4 per 100k County page
13	Jo Daviess38.0 per 100k County page
14	Schuyler38.5 per 100k County page
15	Woodford40.3 per 100k County page
16	Gallatin41.9 per 100k County page
17	Randolph44.7 per 100k County page
18	Shelby46.9 per 100k County page
19	McDonough47.1 per 100k County page
20	Hardin47.2 per 100k County page
21	Hamilton47.4 per 100k County page
22	Cass48.6 per 100k County page
23	Clay49.0 per 100k County page
24	Bond53.1 per 100k County page
25	Cumberland53.5 per 100k County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks Illinois counties by violent crime rate, sorted so the safest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For violent crime rate, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh violent crime rate against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of violent crime rate.

Frequently asked questions

Which county in Illinois has the lowest violent crime rate?: Brown has the lowest violent crime rate in Illinois, at 15.2 per 100k.
What is the violent crime rate in Brown?: Brown is ranked #1 in Illinois for violent crime rate, at 15.2 per 100k.
How is this violent crime rate ranking calculated?: Counties in Illinois are ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.