St. Charles, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In St. Charles, IL Summary

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

  • There were 376 total crimes committed in St. Charles in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,155.9 total crimes per 100K people in St. Charles.
  • The overall crime rate in St. Charles is -45.46% below the national average.
  • St. Charles ranks #324 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • St. Charles ranks #4,977 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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St. Charles Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in St. Charles is 1,155.9 per 100,000 people. That's -45.46% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -42.33% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
St. Charles
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 376 1,155.9 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.1 5.8 5.0
Robbery 2 6.1 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 14 43.0 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 30 92.2 289.2 359.0
Burglary 42 129.1 290.5 229.0
Larceny 298 916.1 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 18.4 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 346 1,063.7 1,715.2 1,760.0

St. Charles 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 St. Charles

30
Violent Crimes
92.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 violent crimes in St. Charles in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in St. Charles is 92.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,084.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in St. Charles each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.31% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.11% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In St. Charles

346
Property Crimes
1,063.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 346 property crimes in St. Charles in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in St. Charles is 1,063.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 94.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in St. Charles each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.56% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.99% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around St. Charles

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Naperville, IL 150,521 1,456 967.3 883.6 83.7
Elgin, IL 112,879 1,545 1,368.7 1,102.1 266.7
Palatine, IL 63,960 645 1,008.4 941.2 67.2
Wheaton, IL 52,649 311 590.7 541.3 49.4
Hoffman Estates, IL 49,467 565 1,142.2 992.6 149.6
Elmhurst, IL 45,206 399 882.6 822.9 59.7
Bartlett, IL 39,656 166 418.6 390.9 27.7
Glen Ellyn, IL 28,175 177 628.2 578.5 49.7
Batavia, IL 26,208 221 843.3 751.7 91.6
West Chicago, IL 24,968 199 797.0 612.8 184.2

St. Charles SnackAbility

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