Urbana: overall crime down 16%, but nonfatal shootings up

Central ILWCIA · Oct 4, 2026

Urbana: overall crime down 16%, but nonfatal shootings up

Police data through Sept. 27 shows one homicide this year vs. seven last year; nonfatal shootings rose from 17 to 22.

New Urbana Police Department figures covering Jan. 1 through Sept. 27 show total crime down 16% compared with the same stretch of 2025, WCIA reports. Violent crime fell 6% and property crime 24%, with motor-vehicle theft down 68%.

Homicides dropped from seven to one, but nonfatal shootings rose from 17 to 22 — a 29% increase.

Source: WCIA

Paraphrased for the Oct 5, 2026 Monday morning digest. Read the original at the source link. Not affiliated with the newsroom.