West Chicago, IL Crime


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West Chicago, IL has a lower than average rate of both violent and property crime compared to the rest of the United States. The violent crime rate in West Chicago is 7.7 per 1000 residents, while the US average is 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in West Chicago is 20.9 per 1000 residents, while the US average is 35.4. This suggests that overall, West Chicago is relatively safe when compared to other parts of the country.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

West Chicago violent crime is 7.7. (The US average is 22.7)
West Chicago property crime is 20.9. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
West Chicago, IL Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2003254.6459.727.9163.13055.7366.12538.5151.2
2005230.2065.219.2145.82777.9318.52359.799.8
20093.718.7711558.5276.61158.6123.3
2010109.6026.411.371.81363.8309.81008.745.3
201184.7025.83.755.21269.9176.71001.292
201288029.318.340.31279223.6967.588
20137.228.925.357.81402.8206.11095.5101.2
201490.5025.318.1471252199987.865.1
201579.83.621.836.318.11298.1242.9989.965.3
2016123.7021.836.465.51065.8167.3847.650.9
2017102.9025.733.144.11153.6187.4911.155.1
2018125.17.447.822.147.8901.610373662.6
2019140.6048.125.966.6810.5129.5636.644.4

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Winfield, IL102.4338.09,58232018
Carol Stream, IL73.21,040.439,57742019
Wayne, IL41.2164.92,47852019
Warrenville, IL75.4678.313,40052019
Bartlett, IL56.2459.741,78452019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Carol Stream, IL73.21,040.439,57742019
Warrenville, IL75.4678.313,40052019
Bartlett, IL56.2459.741,78452019
St. Charles, IL129.8628.133,33562019
Batavia, IL125.31,279.926,44562019

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My husband and I moved to West Chicago 11 years ago. We love it here. It has a small town feel in Big Dupage County. The town holds a community festival called  More

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