Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Pekin has a violent crime rate of 433 per 100,000 residents, 14% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 271.5 per 100,000, robbery at 19.4, rape at 139.0. The murder rate is 3.2 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,291 per 100,000, 17% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,884, burglary at 330, vehicle theft at 68 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 14 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Pekin receives a safety grade of F.