Plainfield, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Plainfield, IL Summary

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

  • There were 358 total crimes committed in Plainfield in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 741.0 total crimes per 100K people in Plainfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Plainfield is -65.03% below the national average.
  • Plainfield ranks #229 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Plainfield ranks #3,351 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

Plainfield Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Plainfield is 741.0 per 100,000 people. That's -65.03% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -63.03% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Plainfield
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 358 741.0 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 3 6.2 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 18 37.3 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 28 58.0 289.2 359.0
Burglary 60 124.2 290.5 229.0
Larceny 252 521.6 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 37.3 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 330 683.1 1,715.2 1,760.0

Plainfield 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 Plainfield

28
Violent Crimes
58.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Plainfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Plainfield is 58.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,725.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Plainfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.86% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.96% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Plainfield

330
Property Crimes
683.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 330 property crimes in Plainfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Plainfield is 683.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 146.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Plainfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.19% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.18% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Plainfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Joliet, IL 150,569 2,401 1,594.6 1,244.6 350.0
Naperville, IL 150,521 1,456 967.3 883.6 83.7
Bolingbrook, IL 74,177 713 961.2 779.2 182.0
Wheaton, IL 52,649 311 590.7 541.3 49.4
Downers Grove, IL 49,567 488 984.5 871.5 113.0
Romeoville, IL 41,007 477 1,163.2 1,012.0 151.2
Oswego, IL 37,893 222 585.9 551.6 34.3
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

Plainfield SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
3
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