Crime map 2022: Bloomington

By: Diane Benjamin Follow-up to this story: https://blnnews.com/2025/04/12/bloomington-normal-crime-map/ The SAFE-T Act went into effect on January 1, 2023. Below is a crime map of Bloomington during the same time period for 2022. Normal is not on this map, they evidently didn’t report crime statistics then the way they are now. https://communitycrimemap.com/map Purple is residential burglary, […]

Bloomington-Normal Crime Map

By: Diane Benjamin Below is a map of some local crimes. https://communitycrimemap.com/map If you go to that link you can customize what crimes appear. The crimes shown below are since January 1st, 2025. You can also zoom in to specific area. Purple is residential burglary. Brown is theft, doesn’t include shoplifting. Green is motor vehicle […]

Top Crimes Summary: Bloomington IL 3-Year Trends

By: Diane Benjamin Below are crime stats for three years through July. Source: https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/government/advanced-components/documents/-folder-491 Since the 3 charts are difficult to read and compare, I summarized some items: . . .