Braidwood, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Braidwood, IL Summary

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

  • There were 47 total crimes committed in Braidwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 761.0 total crimes per 100K people in Braidwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Braidwood is -67.26% below the national average.
  • Braidwood ranks #304 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Braidwood ranks #2,876 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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Braidwood Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Braidwood is 761.0 per 100,000 people. That's -67.26% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.67% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Braidwood
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 47 761.0 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 64.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 8 129.5 425.9 369.8
Burglary 8 129.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 26 421.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 81.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 39 631.5 1,559.4 1,954.4

Braidwood 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 Braidwood

8
Violent Crimes
129.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Braidwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Braidwood is 129.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 772.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Braidwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.97% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -69.59% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Braidwood

39
Property Crimes
631.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 property crimes in Braidwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Braidwood is 631.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 158.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Braidwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.69% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.50% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Braidwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Joliet, IL 150,545 2,304 1,530.4 1,019.0 511.5
Bourbonnais, IL 19,551 69 352.9 87.0 266.0
Shorewood, IL 18,326 130 709.4 643.9 65.5
Morris, IL 14,511 230 1,585.0 1,392.0 193.0
Channahon, IL 14,006 89 635.4 521.2 114.2
Manhattan, IL 10,569 38 359.5 312.2 47.3
Manteno, IL 8,965 145 1,617.4 1,271.6 345.8
Wilmington, IL 5,602 56 999.6 839.0 160.7
Diamond, IL 2,503 2 79.9 40.0 40.0

Braidwood SnackAbility

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