Western Springs, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Western Springs, IL Summary

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

  • There were 37 total crimes committed in Western Springs in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 280.5 total crimes per 100K people in Western Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Western Springs is -86.76% below the national average.
  • Western Springs ranks #95 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Western Springs ranks #1,166 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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Western Springs Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Western Springs is 280.5 per 100,000 people. That's -86.76% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -86.01% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Western Springs
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 37 280.5 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 1 7.6 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 1 7.6 289.2 359.0
Burglary 9 68.2 290.5 229.0
Larceny 26 197.1 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 7.6 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 36 272.9 1,715.2 1,760.0

Western Springs 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 Western Springs

1
Violent Crimes
7.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-97.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Western Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Western Springs is 7.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 13,191.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Western Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -97.89% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -97.38% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Western Springs

36
Property Crimes
272.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-84.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 property crimes in Western Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Western Springs is 272.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 366.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Western Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -84.49% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -84.09% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Western Springs

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
Glenview, IL 46,371 631 1,360.8 1,209.8 151.0
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
Brookfield, IL 18,330 135 736.5 643.8 92.7
Hinsdale, IL 17,272 93 538.4 492.1 46.3
Westchester, IL 15,856 108 681.1 624.4 56.8
La Grange, IL 15,471 149 963.1 775.6 187.4

Western Springs SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
9.5
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
5
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