Aurora, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Aurora, IL Summary

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

  • There were 1,087 total crimes committed in Aurora the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 549.8 total crimes per 100K people in Aurora.
  • The overall crime rate in Aurora is -76.34% below the national average.
  • Aurora ranks #245 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Aurora ranks #2,018 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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Aurora Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Aurora is 549.8 per 100,000 people. That's -76.34% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -72.31% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Aurora
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,087 549.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 11 5.6 9.1 6.3
Robbery 78 39.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 502 253.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 659 333.3 425.9 369.8
Burglary 225 113.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 171 86.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 428 216.5 1,559.4 1,954.4

Aurora 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 Aurora

659
Violent Crimes
333.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 659 violent crimes in Aurora in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Aurora is 333.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 300.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Aurora each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.87% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -21.74% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Aurora

428
Property Crimes
216.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-88.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 428 property crimes in Aurora in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Aurora is 216.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 461.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Aurora each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -88.92% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -86.12% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Aurora

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
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
Oswego, IL 35,932 218 606.7 517.6 89.1
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Batavia, IL 26,088 302 1,157.6 1,058.0 99.7
Lisle, IL 23,506 134 570.1 531.8 38.3
Montgomery, IL 22,257 262 1,177.2 984.0 193.2
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1
Geneva, IL 21,152 152 718.6 628.8 89.8

Aurora SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
5
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