Bensenville, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 53%

Violent crime 75%

Property crime 49%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Bensenville_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	212	n/a (estimate)	1,164	2,253	2,489
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	6.6	5.0
Rape	8	n/a	43.9	48.0	42.6
Robbery	3	n/a	16.5	98.4	81.6
Assault	6	n/a	33.0	254.0	250.2
Violent crime	17	n/a (estimate)	93	407	379
Burglary	26	n/a	142.8	271.7	340.5
Theft	154	n/a	845.8	1,426.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	15	n/a	82.4	148.2	219.9
Property crime	195	n/a (estimate)	1,071	1,847	2,110

Key findings

Bensenville crime rates are 53% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Bensenville are 75% lower than the national average
In Bensenville you have a 1 in 86 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Bensenville is safer than 73% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Bensenville has decreased by 27%

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The Bensenville crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Bensenville as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Bensenville crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Bensenville (per 100,000 people)

The above illustration depicts the number of crimes committed daily in Bensenville, per 100,000 residents. In Bensenville, the total number of daily crimes is 1.94 times less than the Illinois average and 2.14 times less than the national average. Violent daily crime statistics in Bensenville are 4.36 times less than the Illinois average and 4.06 times less than the national average. For property crime, Bensenville has a daily crime rate that is 1.72 times less than the Illinois average and 1.97 times less than the daily national average.

How Safe is Bensenville (higher is better)

How safe is Bensenville, Illinois compared to other cities in Illinois and the rest of the cities across the United States? The graphs above show that Bensenville is safer than 59% of the cities in Illinois and 73% of the cities in the United States. These results are calculated by analyzing all cities in Illinois and across the US as a whole and determining how many areas have a lower crime rate than Bensenville. Overall, Bensenville is ranked above average compared to all other cities across the United States.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Bensenville

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Bensenville is 1 in 1072

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Bensenville is 1 in 94

The chance of being a victim of crime in Bensenville is 1 in 86

Are you at risk of becoming a victim of crime in Bensenville, Illinois? If you reside in Bensenville, then there is a 1 in 1072 chance that you will experience a violent crime. These types of crimes may include homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. Your risk of being a victim of property crime is 1 in 94. These types of crime include burglary, petty theft, and theft of motor vehicles. Altogether, there is a 1 in 86 risk that you will become a victim of crime in Bensenville.

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

Determining whether Bensenville is becoming less or more safe for its residents (per 100,000) is most easily done by comparing year-over-year crime rates. Bensenville violent crime rates have decreased by 15%. At the same time, property crime has decreased by 28% year over year. Total crimes for Bensenville has decreased by 27% in the same time frame.

Bensenville police department

Item	Bensenville	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	35	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.9	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 35 Bensenville police officers. This results in 1.9 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 28.5% less than the Illinois average and 41.8% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Illinois

State	Total offenders	Illinois_/100K	National_/100K
Illinois	32,213	263	266

There are a total of 32,213 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 263 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 1% 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}
Naperville, IL	145,789	69	136	205
Inverness, IL	7,844	0	242	242
Golf, IL	533	0	403	403
Barrington Hills, IL	3,574	0	428	428
Deer Park, IL	3,409	78	352	429
Justice, IL	12,957	32	465	497
Palatine, IL	69,098	62	453	515
Bensenville, IL	18,431	93	1,071	1,164

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Calverton, MD	18,429	435	1,871	2,306
Trenton, MI	18,426	110	744	854
Yorkville, IL	18,436	136	691	828
Round Lake, IL	18,425	88	657	745
Ferndale, MD	18,439	572	2,457	3,029
Bensenville, IL	18,431	93	1,071	1,164

Source: The Bensenville, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.

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