CurrentCrimeMap

Data through September 2026, Springfield Police Department

Crime in Springfield, IL

The violent crime rate in Springfield is 747 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, 71% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −18% compared with the previous 12 months.

The Dana-Thomas House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, in Springfield, Illinois.
Photo: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

747 per 100,000 residents, per year

841 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−18% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

4,256 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,792 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−7% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

5,003 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,633 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 112,595, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Springfield sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

747

Springfield has the 46th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 256 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Springfield; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Salt Lake City, UT78041
Washington, DC77742
Toledo, OH76443
Akron, OH75544
Rockford, IL75145
Springfield, IL74746
Corpus Christi, TX74547
Gulfport, MS74348
Rapid City, SD74049
Winston-Salem, NC72550
Buffalo, NY71551

The places closest to Springfield in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Springfield crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Springfield Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Springfield, IL with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Springfield, 3 have a higher violent crime rate and 5 a lower one. The closest is Peoria, IL, 66 miles away.

Springfield and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Springfield, IL747
Peoria, IL1,18166 mi
St. Louis, MO1,15186 mi
Davenport, IA611132 mi
Joliet, IL307143 mi
Aurora, IL220154 mi
Columbia, MO358155 mi
Naperville, IL56156 mi
Evansville, IN1,033169 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Sep 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent54.4—−44%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Springfield Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Violent crime −18%

050100150OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep6989
Violent crimes per month in Springfield, IL, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Oct 202586Oct 202477
Nov 202564Nov 202468
Dec 202557Dec 202480
Jan 202653Jan 202566
Feb 202658Feb 202581
Mar 202664Mar 202569
Apr 202667Apr 2025108
May 202692May 202596
Jun 202677Jun 202594
Jul 202677Jul 202597
Aug 202677Aug 2025102
Sep 202669Sep 202589

Homicides 5 vs. 9

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Homicides per month in Springfield, IL, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Oct 20251Oct 20241
Nov 20252Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20261Jan 20252
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20261Mar 20252
Apr 20260Apr 20251
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20251
Aug 20260Aug 20251
Sep 20260Sep 20251

2 in 2026 through September, 8 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Oct 2023
Reported crime per month in Springfield, IL
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Sep 2026693860
Aug 2026775020
Jul 2026774990
Jun 2026774110
May 2026925420
Apr 2026674040
Mar 2026643101
Feb 2026582970
Jan 2026533211
Dec 2025573820
Nov 2025643632
Oct 2025863751
Sep 2025893931
Aug 20251024831
Jul 2025974851
Jun 2025944620
May 2025963690
Apr 20251083721
Mar 2025693752
Feb 2025813340
Jan 2025663502
Dec 2024804850
Nov 2024685170
Oct 2024775251
Sep 2024884611
Aug 2024955182
Jul 20241034571
Jun 2024864713
May 20241014460
Apr 2024994361
Mar 2024894240
Feb 2024694150
Jan 2024584160
Dec 2023715051
Nov 2023895250
Oct 2023735100

How Springfield compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
8Lansing, MI1,2592,161114,787Aug 2026
12Peoria, IL1,1813,663111,389Aug 2026
19Evansville, IN1,0333,033114,905Jun 2026
46Springfield, IL7474,256112,595Sep 2026
163Gresham, OR3392,272110,776Jul 2026
180Manchester, NH3001,536116,606Aug 2026
181West Jordan, UT2981,238116,603Aug 2026
213Everett, WA2322,005113,547Jul 2026
240Elgin, IL178916114,717Mar 2026
256Provo, UT1421,005115,576Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Springfield in population, Springfield included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
12Peoria, IL1,1813,663111,389Aug 2026
45Rockford, IL7512,209147,186Aug 2026
46Springfield, IL7474,256112,595Sep 2026
130Chicago, IL *3922,8562,746,388Mar 2026
175Joliet, IL3071,077152,211Aug 2026
222Aurora, IL2201,082180,824Dec 2025
240Elgin, IL178916114,717Mar 2026
299Naperville, IL56578154,062Jun 2026

All 8 places in Illinois on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
12Peoria, IL1,1813,663111,389Aug 2026
14St. Louis, MO1,1514,554274,819Aug 2026
19Evansville, IN1,0333,033114,905Jun 2026
46Springfield, IL7474,256112,595Sep 2026
75Davenport, IA6112,726100,761Sep 2026
150Columbia, MO3581,584132,072Aug 2026
175Joliet, IL3071,077152,211Aug 2026
222Aurora, IL2201,082180,824Dec 2025
240Elgin, IL178916114,717Mar 2026
299Naperville, IL56578154,062Jun 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Springfield by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

* Chicago, IL reports less to the FBI than it records; its own page leads with its own figures. Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Springfield side by side with Peoria, Elgin or Rockford, or with any other place.

Other cities in Illinois

7 city pages, closest first

Illinois as a whole has 222 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Springfield’s rate is 236% above the state’s.

PeoriaJolietAuroraNapervilleElginRockfordChicago

All 8 cities in Illinois

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Springfield safe?

By reported violent crime, Springfield is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 747 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, −18% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Springfield?

This site does not have one for Springfield. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Springfield compares with nearby places such as Peoria, IL instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Springfield?

747 violent and 4,256 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 5,633 incidents reported to Springfield Police Department over the 12 months to September 2026.

Is crime in Springfield going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −18% and property crime −7% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Springfield had in 2026?

Springfield Police Department reported 2 homicides from January to September 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 8 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Sep 2026 the count was 5, or 4 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Springfield Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset IL0840200). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Springfield

12 months to September 2026

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

IL0840200
Source
Springfield Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset IL0840200)
Latest complete month
September 2026
History on this site
October 2023 to September 2026 (45 months)
Update schedule
Springfield Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)