Seneca, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Seneca, IL Summary

Crime in Seneca research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Seneca over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Seneca:

  • There were 11 total crimes committed in Seneca the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 491.1 total crimes per 100K people in Seneca.
  • The overall crime rate in Seneca is -78.87% below the national average.
  • Seneca ranks #227 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Seneca ranks #1,760 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Seneca Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Seneca is 491.1 per 100,000 people. That's -78.87% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -75.26% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Seneca
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 11 491.1 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 89.3 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 3 133.9 425.9 369.8
Burglary 7 312.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 44.6 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 8 357.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Seneca Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Seneca

3
Violent Crimes
133.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Seneca in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Seneca is 133.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 746.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Seneca each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.78% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -68.55% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Seneca

8
Property Crimes
357.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-81.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 property crimes in Seneca in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Seneca is 357.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 280.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Seneca each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -81.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.10% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Seneca

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Naperville, IL 148,929 1,290 866.2 813.8 52.4
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
Downers Grove, IL 49,070 130 264.9 169.1 95.8
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Lisle, IL 23,506 134 570.1 531.8 38.3
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1
Ottawa, IL 18,696 168 898.6 722.1 176.5
Morris, IL 14,511 230 1,585.0 1,392.0 193.0
Burr Ridge, IL 10,782 32 296.8 222.6 74.2

Seneca SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
9
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
5
Education
8
Commute
5
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