Braidwood, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Braidwood, IL Summary

Crime in Braidwood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Braidwood 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 Braidwood:

  • There were 28 total crimes committed in Braidwood in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 454.0 total crimes per 100K people in Braidwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Braidwood is -78.58% below the national average.
  • Braidwood ranks #137 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Braidwood ranks #1,997 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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Braidwood Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Braidwood is 454.0 per 100,000 people. That's -78.58% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -77.35% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Braidwood
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 28 454.0 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 48.6 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 4 64.9 289.2 359.0
Burglary 5 81.1 290.5 229.0
Larceny 17 275.6 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 32.4 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 24 389.1 1,715.2 1,760.0

Braidwood 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 Braidwood

4
Violent Crimes
64.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-81.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Braidwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Braidwood is 64.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,542.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Braidwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -81.94% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.57% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Braidwood

24
Property Crimes
389.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 property crimes in Braidwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Braidwood is 389.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 257.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Braidwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -77.89% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.31% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Braidwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Joliet, IL 150,569 2,401 1,594.6 1,244.6 350.0
Shorewood, IL 18,433 168 911.4 819.2 92.2
Bourbonnais, IL 18,021 148 821.3 693.6 127.6
Morris, IL 14,608 267 1,827.8 1,512.9 314.9
Channahon, IL 14,366 82 570.8 494.2 76.6
Minooka, IL 12,919 44 340.6 332.8 7.7
Manhattan, IL 10,912 25 229.1 192.4 36.7
Manteno, IL 9,173 47 512.4 337.9 174.4
Wilmington, IL 5,542 55 992.4 757.8 234.6

Braidwood SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
6
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