St. Charles, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In St. Charles, IL Summary

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

  • There were 440 total crimes committed in St. Charles the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,334.4 total crimes per 100K people in St. Charles.
  • The overall crime rate in St. Charles is -42.59% below the national average.
  • St. Charles ranks #421 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • St. Charles ranks #4,823 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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St. Charles Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in St. Charles is 1,334.4 per 100,000 people. That's -42.59% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.78% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
St. Charles
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 440 1,334.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 9 27.3 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 57.6 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 43 130.4 425.9 369.8
Burglary 36 109.2 246.4 269.8
Larceny 347 1,052.4 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 42.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 397 1,204.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

St. Charles 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 St. Charles

43
Violent Crimes
130.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in St. Charles in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in St. Charles is 130.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 766.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in St. Charles each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.74% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -69.38% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In St. Charles

397
Property Crimes
1,204.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 397 property crimes in St. Charles in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in St. Charles is 1,204.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in St. Charles each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.39% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.79% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around St. Charles

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
Elgin, IL 113,205 1,066 941.7 751.7 189.9
Palatine, IL 65,078 585 898.9 789.8 109.1
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
Hoffman Estates, IL 50,385 530 1,051.9 952.7 99.2
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
West Chicago, IL 26,768 75 280.2 145.7 134.5
Batavia, IL 26,088 302 1,157.6 1,058.0 99.7

St. Charles SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
5
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