Montgomery, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Montgomery, IL Summary

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

  • There were 231 total crimes committed in Montgomery in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,027.2 total crimes per 100K people in Montgomery.
  • The overall crime rate in Montgomery is -51.53% below the national average.
  • Montgomery ranks #307 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Montgomery ranks #4,510 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.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Montgomery Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Montgomery is 1,027.2 per 100,000 people. That's -51.53% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -48.75% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Montgomery
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 231 1,027.2 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 2 8.9 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 44.5 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 26 115.6 289.2 359.0
Burglary 25 111.2 290.5 229.0
Larceny 162 720.4 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 80.0 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 205 911.6 1,715.2 1,760.0

Montgomery 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 Montgomery

26
Violent Crimes
115.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Montgomery in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Montgomery is 115.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 865.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Montgomery each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.80% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.02% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Montgomery

205
Property Crimes
911.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-48.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 205 property crimes in Montgomery in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Montgomery is 911.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 109.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Montgomery each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -48.21% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.85% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Montgomery

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Aurora, IL 176,688 2,682 1,517.9 1,251.9 266.0
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
Plainfield, IL 48,311 358 741.0 683.1 58.0
Bartlett, IL 39,656 166 418.6 390.9 27.7
Carol Stream, IL 38,703 302 780.3 710.5 69.8
Oswego, IL 37,893 222 585.9 551.6 34.3
Woodridge, IL 33,387 293 877.6 817.7 59.9
Glen Ellyn, IL 28,175 177 628.2 578.5 49.7

Montgomery SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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