Montgomery, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Montgomery, IL Summary

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

  • There were 262 total crimes committed in Montgomery the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,177.2 total crimes per 100K people in Montgomery.
  • The overall crime rate in Montgomery is -49.35% below the national average.
  • Montgomery ranks #396 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Montgomery ranks #4,328 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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Montgomery Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Montgomery is 1,177.2 per 100,000 people. That's -49.35% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -40.71% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Montgomery
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 262 1,177.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 3 13.5 9.1 6.3
Robbery 5 22.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 62.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 43 193.2 425.9 369.8
Burglary 13 58.4 246.4 269.8
Larceny 189 849.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 76.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 219 984.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Montgomery 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 Montgomery

43
Violent Crimes
193.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Montgomery in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Montgomery is 193.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 517.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Montgomery each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.76% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.64% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Montgomery

219
Property Crimes
984.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 219 property crimes in Montgomery in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Montgomery is 984.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 101.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Montgomery each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.90% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Montgomery

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Aurora, IL 197,709 1,087 549.8 216.5 333.3
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
Plainfield, IL 46,004 348 756.5 676.0 80.4
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
Carol Stream, IL 39,161 93 237.5 130.2 107.2
Oswego, IL 35,932 218 606.7 517.6 89.1
Woodridge, IL 33,478 94 280.8 182.2 98.6
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2

Montgomery SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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