Bolingbrook, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bolingbrook, IL Summary

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

  • There were 723 total crimes committed in Bolingbrook the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 985.5 total crimes per 100K people in Bolingbrook.
  • The overall crime rate in Bolingbrook is -57.60% below the national average.
  • Bolingbrook ranks #364 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Bolingbrook ranks #3,680 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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Bolingbrook Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bolingbrook is 985.5 per 100,000 people. That's -57.60% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.36% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bolingbrook
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 723 985.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 5 6.8 9.1 6.3
Robbery 24 32.7 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 93 126.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 162 220.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 60 81.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 436 594.3 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 65 88.6 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 561 764.7 1,559.4 1,954.4

Bolingbrook 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 Bolingbrook

162
Violent Crimes
220.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 162 violent crimes in Bolingbrook in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bolingbrook is 220.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 452.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bolingbrook each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.29% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -48.15% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bolingbrook

561
Property Crimes
764.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 561 property crimes in Bolingbrook in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bolingbrook is 764.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 130.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bolingbrook each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.87% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.96% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bolingbrook

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
Downers Grove, IL 49,070 130 264.9 169.1 95.8
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Plainfield, IL 46,004 348 756.5 676.0 80.4
Romeoville, IL 41,069 410 998.3 849.8 148.5
Woodridge, IL 33,478 94 280.8 182.2 98.6
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Lockport, IL 26,079 170 651.9 598.2 53.7
Lisle, IL 23,506 134 570.1 531.8 38.3

Bolingbrook SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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