Elmhurst, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elmhurst, IL Summary

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

  • There were 132 total crimes committed in Elmhurst the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 280.6 total crimes per 100K people in Elmhurst.
  • The overall crime rate in Elmhurst is -87.92% below the national average.
  • Elmhurst ranks #141 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Elmhurst ranks #1,007 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Elmhurst Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elmhurst is 280.6 per 100,000 people. That's -87.92% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -85.86% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elmhurst
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 132 280.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 5 10.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 57.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 39 82.9 425.9 369.8
Burglary 61 129.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 32 68.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 93 197.7 1,559.4 1,954.4

Elmhurst Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Elmhurst

39
Violent Crimes
82.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Elmhurst in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elmhurst is 82.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,206.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elmhurst each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.58% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.53% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elmhurst

93
Property Crimes
197.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-89.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 93 property crimes in Elmhurst in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elmhurst is 197.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 505.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elmhurst each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -89.88% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -87.32% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elmhurst

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Lombard, IL 44,392 112 252.3 175.7 76.6
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Addison, IL 36,411 160 439.4 260.9 178.5
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Melrose Park, IL 23,739 474 1,996.7 1,706.1 290.7
Villa Park, IL 21,752 346 1,590.7 1,475.7 114.9

Elmhurst SnackAbility

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