Darien, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Darien, IL Summary

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

  • There were 207 total crimes committed in Darien in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 958.4 total crimes per 100K people in Darien.
  • The overall crime rate in Darien is -54.78% below the national average.
  • Darien ranks #285 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Darien ranks #4,236 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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Darien Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Darien is 958.4 per 100,000 people. That's -54.78% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -52.19% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Darien
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 207 958.4 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 1 4.6 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 27.8 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 9 41.7 289.2 359.0
Burglary 46 213.0 290.5 229.0
Larceny 138 638.9 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 14 64.8 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 198 916.7 1,715.2 1,760.0

Darien 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 Darien

9
Violent Crimes
41.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Darien in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Darien is 41.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,399.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Darien each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.39% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -85.59% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Darien

198
Property Crimes
916.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-47.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 198 property crimes in Darien in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Darien is 916.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 109.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Darien each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -47.91% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.55% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Darien

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Naperville, IL 150,521 1,456 967.3 883.6 83.7
Wheaton, IL 52,649 311 590.7 541.3 49.4
Downers Grove, IL 49,567 488 984.5 871.5 113.0
Elmhurst, IL 45,206 399 882.6 822.9 59.7
Park Ridge, IL 37,379 353 944.4 848.1 96.3
Woodridge, IL 33,387 293 877.6 817.7 59.9
Glen Ellyn, IL 28,175 177 628.2 578.5 49.7
Westmont, IL 23,785 263 1,105.7 1,051.1 54.7
Lisle, IL 23,074 115 498.4 455.1 43.3
Lemont, IL 17,507 101 576.9 542.6 34.3

Darien SnackAbility

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