Pekin, ILLINOIS historical crime data and statistics


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How safe & how much crime is there in Pekin, ILLINOIS? (population: 33196)
Crimes Absolute numbers of crimes Average percentage chance of being a victim in
One YearFive YearsTen YearsTwenty Years
Murders 30%0%0%0%
Robberies60%0%0%0%
Aggr. Assault920%1%3%5%
Burglary1702%7%14%27%
Theft6342%9%18%32%
Auto Theft390%1%1%2%

Man faces several theft charges - Pekin Daily Times

Man faces several theft charges
Pekin Daily Times
A 32-year-old Havana man has been charged with four felonies and a few misdemeanors for burglary and theft in April in which a Kilbourne business was broken into and copper wiring was stolen from irrigation equipment. Brandon M. Stephens has been ...


Fri, 10 May 2013 02:45:03 GMT


May 17, 2013 8:40 pm - Pekin Daily Times

May 17, 2013 8:40 pm
Pekin Daily Times
Neely testified he and Johnson had arranged to buy marijuana from Siebenthal through a man unaware of their true plans for armed robbery. They arrived at Siebenthal's home at 233 Elm St., shortly after midnight last June 13 and, with handguns drawn, ...

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Sat, 18 May 2013 07:52:11 GMT
Society to remember Columbia victims - Pekin Daily Times

Society to remember Columbia victims
Pekin Daily Times
The steamship was returning to Pekin from an excursion to Peoria when it struck a sand bar and sank in the Illinois River near Wesley City, now known as Creve Coeur, killing 87 of its 496 passengers. ... A coroner's jury impaneled by Clary issued ...


Sat, 18 May 2013 03:12:26 GMT
Pekin man indicted in collection jar theft - Peoria Journal Star

Pekin man indicted in collection jar theft
Peoria Journal Star
PEKIN — An 18-year-old Pekin man accused a stealing a collection jar for Children's Hospital of Illinois and a cash register change dispenser from a service station store has been indicted by a Tazewell County grand jury. Michael J.C. Smith, 413 S ...


Fri, 03 May 2013 00:37:48 GMT
Homeless man ordered held - Pekin Daily Times

Homeless man ordered held
Pekin Daily Times
Michael J.C. Smith was not charged in court Thursday with a third burglary since late March for allegedly sleeping in a boarded-up trailer near Pekin Downtown Car Wash at 211 N. Capitol St., but was cited for trespassing onto the business's roof ...


Thu, 16 May 2013 20:33:11 GMT
Grand jury indicts man for possession - Pekin Daily Times

Grand jury indicts man for possession
Pekin Daily Times
Police said that after they arrested Kolesar for possession of two hydrocodone pills, which he said were given to him at a Pekin bar, officers searched his car four blocks away. Police said that with the help of police dog Ahen, they found 30 hits of ...

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Tue, 14 May 2013 02:53:46 GMT
Homeless teen is back in jail - Pekin Daily Times

Homeless teen is back in jail
Pekin Daily Times
Smith already has been charged twice with burglary since late March. He allegedly targeted the Circle K gas station a block south of the car wash, once to rip away a cash register's change dispenser and again to steal a charity jar holding coins and ...


Thu, 16 May 2013 02:36:46 GMT
Delavan burglar pleads guilty - Pekin Daily Times

Delavan burglar pleads guilty
Pekin Daily Times
Michael Johnson, 18, of Bellevue, will be sentenced July 19 on one charge each of residential burglary and burglary. In March, one co-defendant, Chad Smith, 18, of Norwood, was sentenced to five years in prison, while another, Cody Schwab, 19, formerly ...

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Wed, 15 May 2013 02:48:22 GMT
Galesburg sees decline in dog complaints - Galesburg Register-Mail

Galesburg sees decline in dog complaints
Galesburg Register-Mail
In 2012, for instance, there were 1,932 calls for burglary reports. That is over 200 more calls for burglaries ... contracts with its county for animal control. Pekin and Macomb both have contracts with local animal shelters to field their animal ...


Sun, 19 May 2013 12:14:13 GMT
Jury quickly finds Johnson guilty - Pekin Daily Times

Jury quickly finds Johnson guilty
Pekin Daily Times
James Johnson was convicted quickly Friday by what prosecutors called overwhelming evidence that he killed Justin Siebenthal with point-blank gunshots when Siebenthal tried to thwart an armed robbery in his East Peoria house last June.A Tazewell ...
Peorian Convicted of East Peoria Homicide - WMBD.comCIproud.com
Peoria man convicted in East Peoria slayingBelleville News Democrat

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Sat, 11 May 2013 02:07:56 GMT




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Disclaimer: The information presented here are for the general population, assume the same rate of crime in the future, and an evenly distributed amount of crime throughout the city in question. They are not meant to accurately predict whether one person in particular will be a victim of crime. Percentages are based on the population of the city/town in question, except for burglaries, which are based on the number of households.