Hoffman Estates, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hoffman Estates, IL Summary

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

  • There were 565 total crimes committed in Hoffman Estates in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,142.2 total crimes per 100K people in Hoffman Estates.
  • The overall crime rate in Hoffman Estates is -46.10% below the national average.
  • Hoffman Estates ranks #323 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Hoffman Estates ranks #4,922 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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Hoffman Estates Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hoffman Estates is 1,142.2 per 100,000 people. That's -46.10% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -43.02% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hoffman Estates
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 565 1,142.2 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 7 14.2 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 49 99.1 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 74 149.6 289.2 359.0
Burglary 123 248.7 290.5 229.0
Larceny 309 624.7 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 59 119.3 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 491 992.6 1,715.2 1,760.0

Hoffman Estates 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 Hoffman Estates

74
Violent Crimes
149.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 74 violent crimes in Hoffman Estates in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hoffman Estates is 149.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 668.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hoffman Estates each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.33% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.27% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hoffman Estates

491
Property Crimes
992.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 491 property crimes in Hoffman Estates in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hoffman Estates is 992.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 100.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hoffman Estates each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.60% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.13% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hoffman Estates

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Schaumburg, IL 74,882 1,864 2,489.2 2,398.4 90.8
Palatine, IL 63,960 645 1,008.4 941.2 67.2
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
Streamwood, IL 37,245 311 835.0 706.1 128.9
Hanover Park, IL 35,779 194 542.2 416.4 125.8
Northbrook, IL 33,610 412 1,225.8 1,208.0 17.9
Highland Park, IL 30,311 261 861.1 811.6 49.5

Hoffman Estates SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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