Bensenville, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bensenville, IL Summary

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

  • There were 181 total crimes committed in Bensenville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 994.1 total crimes per 100K people in Bensenville.
  • The overall crime rate in Bensenville is -57.23% below the national average.
  • Bensenville ranks #366 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Bensenville ranks #3,710 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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Bensenville Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bensenville is 994.1 per 100,000 people. That's -57.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -49.93% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bensenville
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 181 994.1 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 2 11.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 33.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 17 93.4 425.9 369.8
Burglary 23 126.3 246.4 269.8
Larceny 123 675.5 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 93.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 164 900.7 1,559.4 1,954.4

Bensenville 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 Bensenville

17
Violent Crimes
93.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Bensenville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bensenville is 93.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,071.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bensenville each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.75% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -78.08% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bensenville

164
Property Crimes
900.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 164 property crimes in Bensenville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bensenville is 900.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bensenville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.91% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.24% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bensenville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Addison, IL 36,411 160 439.4 260.9 178.5
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Highland Park, IL 30,173 372 1,232.9 1,166.6 66.3
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Deerfield, IL 18,981 187 985.2 948.3 36.9
Franklin Park, IL 18,230 270 1,481.1 1,305.5 175.5

Bensenville SnackAbility

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