West Dundee, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In West Dundee, IL Summary

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

  • There were 88 total crimes committed in West Dundee in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,116.5 total crimes per 100K people in West Dundee.
  • The overall crime rate in West Dundee is -47.32% below the national average.
  • West Dundee ranks #318 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • West Dundee ranks #4,829 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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West Dundee Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Dundee is 1,116.5 per 100,000 people. That's -47.32% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -44.30% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Dundee
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 88 1,116.5 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 2 25.4 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 101.5 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 12 152.2 289.2 359.0
Burglary 10 126.9 290.5 229.0
Larceny 62 786.6 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 50.7 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 76 964.2 1,715.2 1,760.0

West Dundee 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 West Dundee

12
Violent Crimes
152.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in West Dundee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Dundee is 152.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 656.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Dundee each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.59% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.35% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Dundee

76
Property Crimes
964.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 76 property crimes in West Dundee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Dundee is 964.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Dundee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.21% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.78% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Dundee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elgin, IL 112,879 1,545 1,368.7 1,102.1 266.7
Arlington Heights, IL 73,545 684 930.0 879.7 50.3
Palatine, IL 63,960 645 1,008.4 941.2 67.2
Hoffman Estates, IL 49,467 565 1,142.2 992.6 149.6
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,283 312 737.9 716.6 21.3
Bartlett, IL 39,656 166 418.6 390.9 27.7
Carpentersville, IL 36,833 328 890.5 779.2 111.3
Algonquin, IL 30,289 375 1,238.1 1,178.6 59.4
Lake in the Hills, IL 28,573 145 507.5 437.5 70.0
Huntley, IL 28,439 130 457.1 429.0 28.1

West Dundee SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
5
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