Carol Stream, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Carol Stream, IL Summary

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

  • There were 93 total crimes committed in Carol Stream the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 237.5 total crimes per 100K people in Carol Stream.
  • The overall crime rate in Carol Stream is -89.78% below the national average.
  • Carol Stream ranks #120 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Carol Stream ranks #893 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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Carol Stream Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carol Stream is 237.5 per 100,000 people. That's -89.78% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -88.04% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carol Stream
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 93 237.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3 7.7 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 53.6 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 42 107.2 425.9 369.8
Burglary 38 97.0 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 28.1 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 51 130.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Carol Stream 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 Carol Stream

42
Violent Crimes
107.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 violent crimes in Carol Stream in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carol Stream is 107.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 932.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carol Stream each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -74.82% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carol Stream

51
Property Crimes
130.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-93.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 51 property crimes in Carol Stream in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carol Stream is 130.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 767.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carol Stream each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -93.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -91.65% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carol Stream

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
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
Hanover Park, IL 37,350 95 254.4 125.8 128.5
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Addison, IL 36,411 160 439.4 260.9 178.5
Glendale Heights, IL 33,539 92 274.3 125.2 149.1
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
West Chicago, IL 26,768 75 280.2 145.7 134.5

Carol Stream SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
5
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