Downers Grove, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Downers Grove, IL Summary

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

  • There were 130 total crimes committed in Downers Grove the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 264.9 total crimes per 100K people in Downers Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Downers Grove is -88.60% below the national average.
  • Downers Grove ranks #131 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Downers Grove ranks #963 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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Downers Grove Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Downers Grove is 264.9 per 100,000 people. That's -88.60% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -86.66% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Downers Grove
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 130 264.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 7 14.3 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 44.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 47 95.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 43 87.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 37 75.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 83 169.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove

47
Violent Crimes
95.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Downers Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Downers Grove is 95.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,044.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Downers Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.10% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -77.51% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Downers Grove

83
Property Crimes
169.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-91.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 83 property crimes in Downers Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Downers Grove is 169.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 591.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Downers Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -91.35% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -89.15% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Downers Grove

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
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Woodridge, IL 33,478 94 280.8 182.2 98.6
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Westmont, IL 24,416 92 376.8 249.8 127.0
Lisle, IL 23,506 134 570.1 531.8 38.3
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1

Downers Grove SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
7
Safety
9
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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