Peoria Crime Map
Illinois · January 2026 · updated 2026-11-12
| January 2026 | 1,222 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 1,222 incidents through January (data stop 2026-02-22) |
| 2025 (full year) | 15,067 incidents |
| Full archive | 40,552 incidents (2023–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 13,489 |
Source: Peoria Police Department open data. ⚠ feed frozen since 2026-02-22
About crime in Peoria
Latest available snapshot. Peoria has 1,222 incidents for January 2026. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.
2025 category breakdown
| Other | 6,708 |
| Assault | 3,884 |
| Vandalism | 1,596 |
| Theft | 939 |
| Burglary | 515 |
| Auto theft | 410 |
| Fraud | 384 |
| Theft from vehicle | 360 |
Across 2023–2026, the current archive contains 40,552 incidents for Peoria. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Peoria crime overview
Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Peoria recorded 15,067 police-reported incidents in 2025, including 4,155 violent incidents (27.6%). Other was the most reported category with 6,708 incidents (44.5%), followed by Assault with 3,884. The reported rate was 13,489.3 incidents per 100,000 residents. In January 2026, Peoria recorded 1,222 incidents, up 66.5% from 734 in January 2025. Data is current through February 2026. Archive totals 40,552 incidents across 2023-2026.
About this data
TheCrimeMaps shows 15,067 police-reported incidents in Peoria, Illinois, for calendar year 2025, based on open data from the Peoria Police Department. The map plots each reported incident by location across the 12 months of 2025, covering assault, vandalism, theft, burglary, auto theft and incidents grouped as Other. Data in this archive run through February 2026.
In 2025, Peoria recorded 13,489.3 reported incidents per 100,000 residents, calculated using the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 111,696 for the city. The violent-category total of 4,155 incidents, covering assault, sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, equals 3,719.9 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025. These rates describe the volume of police-reported incidents, not a measure of personal risk. The archive holds 40,552 incidents for 2023 to 2026 combined.
Recent trend
Because only 2025 is a complete year in the archive, with 15,067 incidents across 12 months, there is no complete-year to complete-year change to report. The archive also lists 8,811 incidents for 2023 across 7 months, 14,474 incidents for 2024 across 11 months, and 2,200 incidents for 2026 across 2 months, all marked as partial years. For the same-month comparison, January 2026 recorded 1,222 incidents compared with 734 in January 2025, an increase of 66.5%. Data in this view are current through February 2026.
Category breakdown
Other was the largest grouping in 2025 with 6,708 incidents, or 44.5% of the 15,067 total. Within Other, Other crime accounted for 4,706 incidents, or 31.2% of the total, followed by Drugs with 863 incidents, or 5.7%, Weapons offenses with 490 incidents, or 3.3%, Threats with 462 incidents, or 3.1%, and Impaired and dangerous driving with 187 incidents, or 1.2%. Assault ranked second overall with 3,884 incidents, or 25.8%, while Vandalism ranked third with 1,596 incidents, or 10.6%. Theft with 939 incidents, or 6.2%, and Burglary with 515 incidents, or 3.4%, made up smaller shares of the year. Auto theft added 410 incidents, or 2.7%.
What this means
What stands out in Peoria's 2025 data is the concentration in two groupings: Other at 6,708 incidents, or 44.5%, and Assault at 3,884 incidents, or 25.8%, out of the 15,067 total. Vandalism follows at 1,596 incidents, or 10.6%, below those leaders, with Theft at 939 incidents, or 6.2%. The archive lists 2025 as the only complete year, so the 15,067 figure is the consistent baseline for future comparisons.
FAQ
How many crimes were reported in Peoria in 2025?
Peoria recorded 15,067 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, which covers 12 months of data. That equals 13,489.3 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 111,696 for the city. The violent total was 4,155 incidents, or 27.6% of the 2025 total.
What was the most common crime category in Peoria in 2025?
The largest category in 2025 was Other, with 6,708 incidents, or 44.5% of the 15,067 total. Within Other, Other crime accounted for 4,706 incidents (31.2% of the total), followed by Drugs with 863 (5.7%), Weapons offenses with 490 (3.3%), Threats with 462 (3.1%) and Impaired & dangerous driving with 187 (1.2%). The next standalone category after Other was Assault with 3,884 incidents.
How many assaults were reported in Peoria in 2025?
Assault totaled 3,884 reported incidents in 2025, or 25.8% of the 15,067 total, making it the second-ranked category after Other. The broader violent total, defined as assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, was 4,155 incidents, or 27.6% of the year. That equals 3,719.9 violent-category incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025 using the Census 2024 population.
Are reported incidents in Peoria going up or down?
For trend, the comparable same-month figure is January 2026 with 1,222 incidents versus 734 in January 2025, an increase of 66.5%. The archive lists 8,811 incidents in 2023 over 7 months, 14,474 in 2024 over 11 months, 15,067 in 2025 over 12 months, and 2,200 in 2026 over 2 months. Because only 2025 is complete, those annual totals are not directly comparable as year-over-year change.
Which Peoria neighborhoods had the most reported incidents in 2025?
The 2025 dataset used here does not list any named neighborhoods ranked by incidents, so a neighborhood comparison cannot be made from these figures. All 15,067 incidents in 2025 are reported at the city level. The ranking basis is named neighborhoods by incidents in 2025, but the count for this release is zero ranked neighborhoods.
Where does this Peoria crime data come from and how current is it?
The figures come from the Peoria Police Department and are current through February 2026. The headline period is the complete calendar year 2025 with 15,067 incidents. Across all years in the archive, 2023 through 2026 combined, there are 40,552 incidents, which is an all-years figure and not the 2025 headline.
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By category
- Peoria Assault (9,797)
- Peoria Sexual assault (329)
- Peoria Robbery (323)
- Peoria Homicide (34)
- Peoria Burglary (1,291)
- Peoria Auto theft (1,631)
- Peoria Theft from vehicle (1,164)
- Peoria Theft (2,858)
- Peoria Vandalism (4,808)
- Peoria Fraud (1,252)
- Peoria Other (17,065)
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