Glen Ellyn, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Glen Ellyn, IL Summary

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

  • There were 57 total crimes committed in Glen Ellyn the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 205.7 total crimes per 100K people in Glen Ellyn.
  • The overall crime rate in Glen Ellyn is -91.15% below the national average.
  • Glen Ellyn ranks #98 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Glen Ellyn ranks #779 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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Glen Ellyn Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glen Ellyn is 205.7 per 100,000 people. That's -91.15% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -89.64% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glen Ellyn
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 57 205.7 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 8 28.9 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 39.7 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 20 72.2 425.9 369.8
Burglary 28 101.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 32.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 37 133.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Glen Ellyn 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 Glen Ellyn

20
Violent Crimes
72.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Glen Ellyn in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glen Ellyn is 72.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,385.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glen Ellyn each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.48% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.05% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glen Ellyn

37
Property Crimes
133.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-93.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 property crimes in Glen Ellyn in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glen Ellyn is 133.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 748.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Glen Ellyn each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -93.17% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -91.44% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Glen Ellyn

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arlington Heights, IL 74,648 857 1,148.1 1,075.7 72.3
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
Downers Grove, IL 49,070 130 264.9 169.1 95.8
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Lombard, IL 44,392 112 252.3 175.7 76.6
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
Carol Stream, IL 39,161 93 237.5 130.2 107.2
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Addison, IL 36,411 160 439.4 260.9 178.5

Glen Ellyn SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
4
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