Shocking: 25 Illinois Towns With a Higher Crime Rate than Chicago

I did a double-take the moment I saw this and I predict you will also. Did you know that there are 25 Illinois cities with a higher crime rate than Chicago? It's true and I have the numbers to prove it.

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What I'm about to share isn't someone's opinion and there's no narrative to go along with it. This is pure data from USA.com. In fact, they didn't share an article about this. I ran a report they make available with their database. I asked a very simple question. Tell me what cities in Illinois have the highest crime rate.

Here's how USA.com explains their methodology:

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Spoiler Alert: Chicago comes in at #26 with a crime index (index is an important word) of 2,934. Here are 25 Illinois cities/towns/places with a higher crime index than that.

Again, these are not numbers I concocted. Look at the ranking at USA.com for yourself.