Batavia, IL Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Batavia

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Batavia_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	440	n/a (estimate)	1,657	2,485	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Batavia_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	8.2	5.3
Rape	3	n/a	11.3	38.3	40.4
Robbery	3	n/a	11.3	139.3	102.8
Assault	20	n/a	75.3	250.5	248.5
Violent crime	26	n/a (estimate)	98	436	386
Burglary	15	n/a	56.5	374.9	468.9
Theft	394	n/a	1,483.6	1,518.6	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	5	n/a	18.8	155.5	236.9
Property crime	414	n/a (estimate)	1,559	2,049	2,451

The table above offers a complete overview of all reported annual crimes in Batavia, IL. The total number of reported crimes in Batavia, IL is shown and for comparison purposes, each crime is also displayed based on the number of crimes per 100,000 people. The crimes are also broken down into two categories; violent crimes and property crimes. The table shows that the overall Batavia, IL crime rate is 33% lower than the Illinois average and is 42% lower than the national average. Looking at violent crime specifically, Batavia, IL has a violent crime rate that is 78% lower than the Illinois average and 75% lower than the national average. For property crime, Batavia, IL is 24% lower than the Illinois average and 36% lower than the national average.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Batavia is 42% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4.54 daily crimes that occur in Batavia.
Batavia is safer than 70% of the cities in the United States.
In Batavia you have a 1 in 61 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Batavia has increased by 16%.

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Compare Batavia, IL Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Batavia (per 100,000 people)

The illustration above looks at the comparison of crimes committed in Batavia, IL on a daily bases (per 100,000 people) to crimes committed throughout the state of Illinois. A comparison to the average number of daily national crimes is displayed as well. According to the latest crime statistics, daily crimes in Batavia, IL (which include property crimes as well as violent crimes), when compared to Illinois state wide, are 1.50 times less than the state average and 1.71 times less than than national statistics. Violent crimes committed in Batavia, IL on a daily bases are 4.46 times less than than Illinois average and 3.95 times less than the average nationwide. Daily property crime rates in Batavia, IL are 1.31 times less than the daily state average and 1.57 times less than the daily national numbers.

How Safe is Batavia (higher is better)

When comparing the safety of Batavia, IL compared to every other city in Illinois as well as the entirety of the United States, the gauges found above illustrate that Batavia, IL ranks safer than 50% of every city located within Illinois along with 70% of the all the cities located in the United States. The results of these graphs are created after analyzing each of the cities in Illinois and in the United States as a whole. It is then established the total amount of cities that have a lower crime rate than Batavia, IL. As a result, Batavia, IL is ranked above average when compared to the majority of US cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Batavia

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Batavia is 1 in 1022

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Batavia is 1 in 65

The chance of being a victim of crime in Batavia is 1 in 61

Are you interested in knowing the odds that you will be a crime victim in Batavia, IL? Just look at the above illustrations to see what your chances are of becoming a victim of any crime, such as property crime or violent crime, in this city. In Batavia, IL, you have a 1 in 1022 chance of falling victim to a violent crime, such as rape, robbery, assault, or even murder. In terms of property crime, your chances of being a victim are 1 in 65. These crimes include theft, vehicle theft, and burglary. Your overall chance of being a victim of crime in Batavia, IL is 1 in 61.

Year Over Year Crime In Batavia (per 100,000 people)

A good indicator of whether Batavia, IL is becoming a safer or a more dangerous place to live can be determined by analyzing the year over year crime rate. In the graph above, the year over year crime rates are displayed for violent, property and total crimes per 100,000 people. The number of violent crimes in Batavia, IL has decreased by 8%, while the property crime rate in Batavia, IL has increased by 18% year over year. The number of total crimes in Batavia, IL has increased by 16% year over year.

Batavia police department

Item	Batavia	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	53	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.6	3.3

Sex offenders in Illinois

State	Total offenders	Illinois_/100K	National_/100K
Illinois	26,115	212	222

There are a total of 26,115 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 212 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 5% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Campton Hills, IL	11,500	35	307	342
Prestbury, IL	1,780	61	288	349
Wayne, IL	2,513	0	490	490
Lily Lake, IL	1,253	86	404	490
Elburn, IL	5,594	52	519	571
Winfield, IL	9,543	31	584	615
Wheaton, IL	53,568	59	617	676
Batavia, IL	26,413	98	1,559	1,657

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lemon Grove, CA	26,421	515	1,887	2,402
Kankakee, IL	26,424	766	4,142	4,908
Wakefield, MA	26,399	222	775	997
Paradise, CA	26,396	170	1,892	2,062
Wethersfield, CT	26,396	257	2,050	2,307
Batavia, IL	26,413	98	1,559	1,657

Source: The Batavia, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.