Berwyn, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Berwyn, IL Summary

Crime in Berwyn research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Berwyn over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Berwyn:

  • There were 671 total crimes committed in Berwyn in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,252.3 total crimes per 100K people in Berwyn.
  • The overall crime rate in Berwyn is -40.91% below the national average.
  • Berwyn ranks #344 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Berwyn ranks #5,309 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Berwyn Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Berwyn is 1,252.3 per 100,000 people. That's -40.91% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -37.52% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Berwyn
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 671 1,252.3 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 31 57.9 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 25 46.7 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 64 119.4 289.2 359.0
Burglary 70 130.6 290.5 229.0
Larceny 430 802.5 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 107 199.7 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 607 1,132.9 1,715.2 1,760.0

Berwyn Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Berwyn

64
Violent Crimes
119.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 64 violent crimes in Berwyn in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Berwyn is 119.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 837.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Berwyn each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.73% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.70% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Berwyn

607
Property Crimes
1,132.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 607 property crimes in Berwyn in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Berwyn is 1,132.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 88.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Berwyn each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -35.63% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.95% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Berwyn

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cicero, IL 79,748 1,261 1,581.2 1,233.9 347.3
Wheaton, IL 52,649 311 590.7 541.3 49.4
Oak Park, IL 51,306 2,017 3,931.3 3,607.8 323.5
Glenview, IL 46,371 631 1,360.8 1,209.8 151.0
Elmhurst, IL 45,206 399 882.6 822.9 59.7
Park Ridge, IL 37,379 353 944.4 848.1 96.3
Northbrook, IL 33,610 412 1,225.8 1,208.0 17.9
Glen Ellyn, IL 28,175 177 628.2 578.5 49.7
Wilmette, IL 26,685 323 1,210.4 1,187.9 22.5
Brookfield, IL 18,330 135 736.5 643.8 92.7

Berwyn SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
4
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