Crime & Safety in Urbana
Urbana's citywide crime picture is a real, honestly disclosed negative: NeighborhoodScout's data runs genuinely elevated, a pattern this record does not soften or explain away.
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Learn moreA real, elevated citywide crime rate
NeighborhoodScout puts Urbana's overall crime rate at 49 per 1,000 residents (a C- overall grade for 2026) -- higher than more than 99% of Illinois communities compared, with 1-in-21 odds of victimization overall and 1-in-145 for violent crime specifically.
A genuine, disclosed college-town pattern
Urbana's large, transient UIUC-affiliated population affects both the reported-incident count and the resident-population denominator differently than a comparable non-college city -- a real factor, not a reason to dismiss the underlying figure.
Real, disclosed neighborhood variation
Residents generally consider Urbana's northeast side the safest area. Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with the Urbana Police Department before relocating.
Key takeaways
- Urbana's overall crime rate runs genuinely elevated (C- grade), higher than more than 99% of Illinois communities compared.
- This reflects a real, disclosed college-town reporting pattern, not a reason to dismiss the figure.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly before relocating.
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