Schaumburg, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Schaumburg, IL Summary

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

  • There were 1,864 total crimes committed in Schaumburg in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,489.2 total crimes per 100K people in Schaumburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Schaumburg is 17.46% above the national average.
  • Schaumburg ranks #459 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Schaumburg ranks #8,032 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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Schaumburg Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Schaumburg is 2,489.2 per 100,000 people. That's 17.46% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 24.19% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Schaumburg
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,864 2,489.2 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 17 22.7 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 30 40.1 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 68 90.8 289.2 359.0
Burglary 130 173.6 290.5 229.0
Larceny 1,578 2,107.3 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 88 117.5 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 1,796 2,398.4 1,715.2 1,760.0

Schaumburg 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 Schaumburg

68
Violent Crimes
90.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 68 violent crimes in Schaumburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Schaumburg is 90.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,101.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Schaumburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.70% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.60% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Schaumburg

1,796
Property Crimes
2,398.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
36.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,796 property crimes in Schaumburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Schaumburg is 2,398.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Schaumburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 36.28% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 39.83% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Schaumburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hoffman Estates, IL 49,467 565 1,142.2 992.6 149.6
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
Wilmette, IL 26,685 323 1,210.4 1,187.9 22.5

Schaumburg SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
5
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