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Total crime 65%
Violent crime 65%
Property crime 65%
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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.
StatisticReportedincidents/100k peopleYorkville/100k peopleIllinois/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime170n/a (estimate)8281,9852,346
Murder0n/a0.09.16.5
Rape16n/a77.940.438.4
Robbery5n/a24.397.473.9
Assault7n/a34.1278.9279.7
Violent crime28n/a (estimate)136426388
Burglary13n/a63.3246.4314.2
Theft124n/a603.71,143.51,398.0
Vehicle theft5n/a24.3169.5246.0
Property crime142n/a (estimate)6911,5591,958

Key findings

  • Yorkville crime rates are 65% lower than the national average
  • Violent crimes in Yorkville are 65% lower than the national average
  • In Yorkville you have a 1 in 121 chance of becoming a victim of crime
  • Yorkville is safer than 73% of the cities in the United States
  • Year over year crime in Yorkville has not changed

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      Daily Crime In Yorkville (per 100,000 people)

      The above illustration depicts the number of crimes committed daily in Yorkville, per 100,000 residents. In Yorkville, the total number of daily crimes is 2.40 times less than the Illinois average and 2.83 times less than the national average. Violent daily crime statistics in Yorkville are 3.12 times less than the Illinois average and 2.84 times less than the national average. For property crime, Yorkville has a daily crime rate that is 2.26 times less than the Illinois average and 2.83 times less than the daily national average.

      How Safe is Yorkville (higher is better)

      Compared to the other cities in Illinois and all other cities across the US, is Yorkville safe? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Yorkville is safer than 60% of other cities in the state of Illinois. In addition, Yorkville is safer than 73% 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 Yorkville. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Yorkville is above average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

      Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Yorkville

      The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Yorkville is 1 in 734
      The chance of being a victim of property crime in Yorkville is 1 in 145
      The chance of being a victim of crime in Yorkville is 1 in 121
      Are you at risk of becoming a victim of crime in Yorkville, Illinois? If you reside in Yorkville, then there is a 1 in 734 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 145. These types of crime include burglary, petty theft, and theft of motor vehicles. Altogether, there is a 1 in 121 risk that you will become a victim of crime in Yorkville.

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

      An ideal indicator of whether Yorkville is becoming a safer or more dangerous place to live can be done by analyzing the year over year crime rates per 100,000 people. Year over year violent crime in Yorkville has not changed and the rate of property crime in Yorkville has not changed. The total crime rate in Yorkville has not changed year to year.

      Yorkville police department

      ItemYorkvilleIllinoisNational
      Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)2830,690558,732
      Police officers & civilians /1000 residents1.62.63.3
      There are a total of 28 Yorkville police officers. This results in 1.6 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 38.5% less than the Illinois average and 50% less than the National average.

      Sex offenders in Illinois

      StateTotal offendersIllinois /100KNational /100K
      Illinois32,213263266
      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

      CityPopulationViolent crime/100k peopleProperty crime/100k peopleTotal crime/100k people
      Somonauk, IL2,1060107107
      Hinckley, IL2,0530197197
      Naperville, IL145,78969136205
      Prestbury, IL1,78060219279
      Elburn, IL5,59417335352
      Oswego, IL33,24564332396
      Big Rock, IL1,139131478608
      Yorkville, IL18,436136691828

      Cities with similar population

      CityPopulationViolent crime/100k peopleProperty crime/100k peopleTotal crime/100k people
      Ferndale, MD18,4395042,0282,532
      Bensenville, IL18,431931,0711,164
      Calverton, MD18,4293841,5441,928
      Trenton, MI18,42678468546
      Round Lake, IL18,42588657745
      Yorkville, IL18,436136691828
      Source: The Yorkville, 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.