Elgin, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 37%

Violent crime 49%

Property crime 35%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Elgin_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	1,652	n/a (estimate)	1,474	1,985	2,346
Murder	1	n/a	0.9	9.1	6.5
Rape	42	n/a	37.5	40.4	38.4
Robbery	68	n/a	60.7	97.4	73.9
Assault	112	n/a	99.9	278.9	279.7
Violent crime	223	n/a (estimate)	199	426	388
Burglary	177	n/a	157.9	246.4	314.2
Theft	1,195	n/a	1,065.9	1,143.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	57	n/a	50.8	169.5	246.0
Property crime	1,429	n/a (estimate)	1,275	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Elgin crime rates are 37% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Elgin are 49% lower than the national average
In Elgin you have a 1 in 68 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Elgin is safer than 56% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Elgin has not changed

Elgin crime map

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The Elgin crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Elgin 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 Elgin crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Elgin (per 100,000 people)

The number of daily crimes per 100,000 residents in Elgin, Illinois is displayed in the graph above. As you can see, the daily crimes for Elgin are 1.35 times less than the Illinois average and 1.59 times less than the national level. Daily violent crimes in Elgin are 2.14 times less than than Illinois and 1.95 times less than the national mean. While daily property crimes in Elgin are 1.22 times less than than Illinois and 1.54 times less than the national average.

How Safe is Elgin (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Illinois and all other cities across the US, is Elgin safe? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Elgin is safer than 40% of other cities in the state of Illinois. In addition, Elgin is safer than 56% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all Illinois and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Elgin. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Elgin is above average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Elgin

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Elgin is 1 in 503

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Elgin is 1 in 79

The chance of being a victim of crime in Elgin is 1 in 68

Are you curious to know the likelihood of suffering from a crime in Elgin? If you reside in Elgin, the likelihood that you will become a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 503. Violent crimes include: murder, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. There is a 1 in 79 change that you will become a victim of a property crime. These sorts of crimes against personal property include: burglary, theft, and auto theft. In total, the likelihood of being victimized by a crime in Elgin, is 1 in 68.

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

An analysis of year to year crime rates in Elgin, Illinois (per 100,000 people) is a useful indicator of whether the area is becoming a safer or a more dangerous place to live. The amount of violent crime in Elgin has not changed, the amount of property crime in Elgin has not changed, and the total amount of crime in Elgin has not changed year over year.

Elgin police department

Item	Elgin	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	215	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.0	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 215 Elgin police officers. This results in 2.0 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 25.6% less than the Illinois average and 39.4% 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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Union, IL	484	0	0	0
Tower Lakes, IL	1,149	0	0	0
Campton Hills, IL	11,500	9	62	71
Wayne, IL	2,513	41	165	206
Hawthorn Woods, IL	7,590	23	185	208
Inverness, IL	7,844	0	242	242
Port Barrington, IL	1,490	66	242	308
Elgin, IL	111,919	199	1,275	1,474

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Carlsbad, CA	112,008	192	1,580	1,772
Westminster, CO	111,770	286	3,540	3,826
Clearwater, FL	111,747	390	1,894	2,284
Lehigh Acres, FL	112,279	619	2,850	3,469
Costa Mesa, CA	112,439	431	3,160	3,591
Elgin, IL	111,919	199	1,275	1,474

Source: The Elgin, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.