Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Carol Stream, IL Crime Grade
How Carol Stream grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Illinois — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
3/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Carol Stream, IL was 58.2 per 100,000 residents (23 incidents over a population of 39,506). That puts Carol Stream Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 76% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
That ranks Carol Stream #610 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 84% of them, and #56 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is down 17% year over year and down 21% over the last five years.
Carol Stream, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Illinois Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 58.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #610 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #56 of 214
- Safer than
- 84% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 17%
- 5-year change
- down 21%
- Population
- 39,506
- Reporting agency
- Carol Stream Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Carol Stream Police Department (FBI ORI IL0220400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Carol Stream (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Carol Stream vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 73.2(29) | 107.2(42) | 77.5(30) | 69.8(27) | 58.2(23) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 2.6(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 17.7(7) | 46.0(18) | 20.7(8) | 31.0(12) | 7.6(3) |
| Robbery | 10.1(4) | 7.7(3) | 5.2(2) | 7.8(3) | 2.5(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 45.5(18) | 53.6(21) | 51.7(20) | 28.4(11) | 48.1(19) |
| Property crime | 1043.0(413) | 850.3(333) | 806.4(312) | 720.9(279) | 632.8(250) |
| Burglary | 101.0(40) | 97.0(38) | 106.0(41) | 100.8(39) | 35.4(14) |
| Larceny | 863.7(342) | 720.1(282) | 620.3(240) | 540.0(209) | 544.2(215) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 75.8(30) | 28.1(11) | 59.4(23) | 77.5(30) | 45.6(18) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Carol Stream, IL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Carol Stream Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Carol Stream calculated?
- Carol Stream's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Illinois state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Illinois cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Carol Stream Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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