Schaumburg, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Schaumburg, IL Summary

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

  • There were 1,682 total crimes committed in Schaumburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,220.6 total crimes per 100K people in Schaumburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Schaumburg is -4.46% below the national average.
  • Schaumburg ranks #503 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Schaumburg ranks #6,992 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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Schaumburg Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Schaumburg is 2,220.6 per 100,000 people. That's -4.46% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.85% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Schaumburg
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,682 2,220.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 17 22.4 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 30 39.6 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 69 91.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 77 101.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 1,441 1,902.4 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 95 125.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,613 2,129.5 1,559.4 1,954.4

Schaumburg 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 Schaumburg

69
Violent Crimes
91.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 69 violent crimes in Schaumburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Schaumburg is 91.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,097.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Schaumburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.37% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -78.61% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Schaumburg

1,613
Property Crimes
2,129.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
8.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,613 property crimes in Schaumburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Schaumburg is 2,129.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Schaumburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 8.96% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 36.56% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Schaumburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hoffman Estates, IL 50,385 530 1,051.9 952.7 99.2
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
Streamwood, IL 37,923 367 967.8 785.8 181.9
Hanover Park, IL 37,350 95 254.4 125.8 128.5
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Highland Park, IL 30,173 372 1,232.9 1,166.6 66.3
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8

Schaumburg SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
5
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