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Safety · Illinois

Safest Counties in Illinois 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Illinois

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Alexander County, IL
97.5
2Brown County, IL
97.5
3Clay County, IL
97.5
4Franklin County, IL
97.5
5Fulton County, IL
97.5
6Gallatin County, IL
97.5
7Hardin County, IL
97.5
8Johnson County, IL
97.5
9Knox County, IL
97.5
10Pope County, IL
97.5

All Illinois Counties — Safety Rankings

100 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Alexander County, IL
97.5
62.2
2Brown County, IL
97.5
69.5
3Clay County, IL
97.5
55.8
4Franklin County, IL
97.5
55.9
5Fulton County, IL
97.5
53.9
6Gallatin County, IL
97.5
67.6
7Hardin County, IL
97.5
70.7
8Johnson County, IL
97.5
67.7
9Knox County, IL
97.5
56
10Pope County, IL
97.5
67.4
11Schuyler County, IL
97.5
58.3
12White County, IL
97.5
62.5
13Woodford County, IL
97.5
58.8
14Cass County, IL
94.7
57.4
15Edgar County, IL
94.7
59.8
16Stark County, IL
94.4
61.1
17Washington County, IL
94.3
63.7
18Williamson County, IL
94.3
49.9
19Lawrence County, IL
94.1
55.7
20Perry County, IL
94
59.8
21Menard County, IL
93.9
59.2
22Hamilton County, IL
93.3
68.6
23Monroe County, IL
93.2
58.5
24Cumberland County, IL
92.7
62
25Carroll County, IL
92.2
60.6
26Greene County, IL
92.1
60.2
27Henderson County, IL
92.1
61.7
28Shelby County, IL
91.3
60.9
29Saline County, IL
91.1
56.8
30Coles County, IL
91
57.4
31Mercer County, IL
91
63.1
32Randolph County, IL
90.9
58.7
33Kankakee County, IL
90.5
48
34McDonough County, IL
90.5
56.3
35Scott County, IL
89.3
68
36Jo Daviess County, IL
88
60.8
37Hancock County, IL
87.5
58.6
38Calhoun County, IL
87.1
63
39Adams County, IL
85.8
54.7
40Kane County, IL
85.6
47.1
41Lee County, IL
85.5
51.7
42DuPage County, IL
84.4
54
43Wayne County, IL
83.9
52.6
44Edwards County, IL
82.9
66.7
45Moultrie County, IL
82.4
58.4
46Will County, IL
82.4
50.3
47McHenry County, IL
82.3
52.3
48Winnebago County, IL
82
42.4
49Ford County, IL
81.7
53.8
50Putnam County, IL
81.3
59.3
51Douglas County, IL
80.9
55.6
52Wabash County, IL
78.8
55.3
53Clinton County, IL
78.5
52
54Jefferson County, IL
77.6
51.7
55Marshall County, IL
76.8
54.9
56Pike County, IL
76.6
55.6
57Union County, IL
76.6
57.4
58Clark County, IL
76.5
55.5
59Christian County, IL
76.4
55.3
60Bond County, IL
75.8
55.2
61Logan County, IL
75.8
51.6
62Piatt County, IL
75.7
54.9
63Macoupin County, IL
74.2
52.5
64Lake County, IL
72.6
47.2
65Jersey County, IL
70.1
53.4
66Mason County, IL
69.7
52.8
67Iroquois County, IL
64.3
50.3
68Fayette County, IL
63.4
53.8
69Livingston County, IL
63.3
51.6
70Pulaski County, IL
63.2
62.9
71Jasper County, IL
61.8
59.7
72McLean County, IL
60.4
48.1
73Marion County, IL
59.8
46.7
74Henry County, IL
58.5
50.3
75Bureau County, IL
58.2
45.7
76Richland County, IL
53.8
51.4
77St. Clair County, IL
52.4
41.3
78Crawford County, IL
52.3
52.5
79Stephenson County, IL
50.7
45.6
80Grundy County, IL
50.5
44.8
81Warren County, IL
44.5
52.4
82Whiteside County, IL
42.2
46.2
83Morgan County, IL
36.9
43.1
84Effingham County, IL
36
49.7
85Boone County, IL
34.7
43.7
86Montgomery County, IL
32
45.9
87Madison County, IL
30.6
38.1
88Tazewell County, IL
28.9
42.5
89Massac County, IL
27.7
43.2
90DeKalb County, IL
25.5
37
91Macon County, IL
13.8
34.6
92Champaign County, IL
13.6
34.4
93Kendall County, IL
13.4
38.6
94Cook County, IL
12.8
30.3
95Rock Island County, IL
11.8
36.7
96Jackson County, IL
11
36
97Peoria County, IL
5.6
31
98Sangamon County, IL
5.3
33.4
99Vermilion County, IL
4.4
35.5
100Ogle County, IL
0.4
38.7

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