Oswego, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Oswego, IL Summary

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

  • There were 222 total crimes committed in Oswego in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 585.9 total crimes per 100K people in Oswego.
  • The overall crime rate in Oswego is -72.36% below the national average.
  • Oswego ranks #174 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Oswego ranks #2,627 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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Oswego Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oswego is 585.9 per 100,000 people. That's -72.36% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -70.77% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oswego
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 222 585.9 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 5.3 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 13 34.3 289.2 359.0
Burglary 33 87.1 290.5 229.0
Larceny 160 422.2 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 42.2 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 209 551.6 1,715.2 1,760.0

Oswego 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 Oswego

13
Violent Crimes
34.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Oswego in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oswego is 34.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,914.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oswego each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.44% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -88.14% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oswego

209
Property Crimes
551.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-68.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 209 property crimes in Oswego in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oswego is 551.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 181.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oswego each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -68.66% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.84% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oswego

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
Carol Stream, IL 38,703 302 780.3 710.5 69.8
Woodridge, IL 33,387 293 877.6 817.7 59.9
Glen Ellyn, IL 28,175 177 628.2 578.5 49.7
Yorkville, IL 25,788 119 461.5 387.8 73.7
Lisle, IL 23,074 115 498.4 455.1 43.3

Oswego SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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