Carol Stream, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Carol Stream, IL Summary

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

  • There were 302 total crimes committed in Carol Stream in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 780.3 total crimes per 100K people in Carol Stream.
  • The overall crime rate in Carol Stream is -63.18% below the national average.
  • Carol Stream ranks #240 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Carol Stream ranks #3,528 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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Carol Stream Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carol Stream is 780.3 per 100,000 people. That's -63.18% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -61.07% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carol Stream
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 302 780.3 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 1 2.6 5.8 5.0
Robbery 3 7.8 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 11 28.4 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 27 69.8 289.2 359.0
Burglary 38 98.2 290.5 229.0
Larceny 207 534.8 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 30 77.5 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 275 710.5 1,715.2 1,760.0

Carol Stream 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 Carol Stream

27
Violent Crimes
69.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Carol Stream in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carol Stream is 69.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,433.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carol Stream each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.57% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.88% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carol Stream

275
Property Crimes
710.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 275 property crimes in Carol Stream in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carol Stream is 710.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 140.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carol Stream each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -59.63% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.57% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carol Stream

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wheaton, IL 52,649 311 590.7 541.3 49.4
Glenview, IL 46,371 631 1,360.8 1,209.8 151.0
Elmhurst, IL 45,206 399 882.6 822.9 59.7
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,283 312 737.9 716.6 21.3
Park Ridge, IL 37,379 353 944.4 848.1 96.3
Hanover Park, IL 35,779 194 542.2 416.4 125.8
Addison, IL 35,011 362 1,034.0 894.0 140.0
Glendale Heights, IL 32,181 351 1,090.7 991.3 99.4
Glen Ellyn, IL 28,175 177 628.2 578.5 49.7
West Chicago, IL 24,968 199 797.0 612.8 184.2

Carol Stream SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
5
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