Summit, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Summit, IL Summary

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

  • There were 209 total crimes committed in Summit in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,999.0 total crimes per 100K people in Summit.
  • The overall crime rate in Summit is -5.67% below the national average.
  • Summit ranks #427 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Summit ranks #7,223 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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Summit Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Summit is 1,999.0 per 100,000 people. That's -5.67% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -0.27% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Summit
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 209 1,999.0 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 2 19.1 5.8 5.0
Robbery 14 133.9 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 23 220.0 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 49 468.7 289.2 359.0
Burglary 27 258.2 290.5 229.0
Larceny 103 985.2 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 30 286.9 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 160 1,530.4 1,715.2 1,760.0

Summit 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 Summit

49
Violent Crimes
468.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
30.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 49 violent crimes in Summit in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Summit is 468.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 213.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Summit each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 30.55% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 62.07% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Summit

160
Property Crimes
1,530.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 160 property crimes in Summit in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Summit is 1,530.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 65.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Summit each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -13.05% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.78% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Summit

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
Wheaton, IL 52,649 311 590.7 541.3 49.4
Elmhurst, IL 45,206 399 882.6 822.9 59.7
Park Ridge, IL 37,379 353 944.4 848.1 96.3
Glen Ellyn, IL 28,175 177 628.2 578.5 49.7
Darien, IL 21,599 207 958.4 916.7 41.7
Brookfield, IL 18,330 135 736.5 643.8 92.7
Hinsdale, IL 17,272 93 538.4 492.1 46.3
Justice, IL 12,682 53 417.9 386.4 31.5
Burr Ridge, IL 10,971 98 893.3 865.9 27.3

Summit SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
3
Commute
4
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