Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Pekin has a violent crime rate of 412 per 100,000 residents, 8% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 330.9 per 100,000, robbery at 25.0, rape at 56.2. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,929 per 100,000, 2% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,530, burglary at 318, vehicle theft at 81 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 14 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Pekin receives a safety grade of F.