Summit, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Summit, IL Summary

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

  • There were 91 total crimes committed in Summit the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 818.1 total crimes per 100K people in Summit.
  • The overall crime rate in Summit is -64.80% below the national average.
  • Summit ranks #319 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Summit ranks #3,110 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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Summit Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Summit is 818.1 per 100,000 people. That's -64.80% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -58.79% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Summit
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 91 818.1 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 9.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 17 152.8 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 161.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 48 431.5 425.9 369.8
Burglary 14 125.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 25 224.8 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 43 386.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Summit 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 Summit

48
Violent Crimes
431.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
16.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in Summit in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Summit is 431.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 231.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Summit each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 16.70% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 1.32% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Summit

43
Property Crimes
386.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-80.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 property crimes in Summit in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Summit is 386.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 258.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Summit each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -80.22% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.21% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Summit

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
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1
Hinsdale, IL 17,724 30 169.3 146.7 22.6
Justice, IL 12,682 53 417.9 386.4 31.5
Burr Ridge, IL 10,782 32 296.8 222.6 74.2
Winfield, IL 10,460 33 315.5 258.1 57.4

Summit SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
3
Commute
4
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