Oswego, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oswego, IL Summary

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

  • There were 218 total crimes committed in Oswego the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 606.7 total crimes per 100K people in Oswego.
  • The overall crime rate in Oswego is -73.90% below the national average.
  • Oswego ranks #262 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Oswego ranks #2,245 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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Oswego Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oswego is 606.7 per 100,000 people. That's -73.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -69.44% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oswego
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 218 606.7 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 2 5.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 41.7 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 32 89.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 11 30.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 161 448.1 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 39.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 186 517.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Oswego 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 Oswego

32
Violent Crimes
89.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Oswego in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oswego is 89.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,122.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oswego each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.92% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -79.09% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oswego

186
Property Crimes
517.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-73.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 186 property crimes in Oswego in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oswego is 517.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 193.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oswego each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -73.51% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -66.80% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oswego

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
Carol Stream, IL 39,161 93 237.5 130.2 107.2
Woodridge, IL 33,478 94 280.8 182.2 98.6
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Yorkville, IL 23,635 127 537.3 444.3 93.1
Lisle, IL 23,506 134 570.1 531.8 38.3

Oswego SnackAbility

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