Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Downers Grove, IL Crime Grade
How Downers Grove 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
6/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Downers Grove, IL was 115.0 per 100,000 residents (57 incidents over a population of 49,567). That puts Downers Grove Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 61% below the Illinois statewide rate of 294.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Downers Grove (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Downers Grove vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 98.7(49) | 93.0(46) | 95.8(47) | 96.0(47) | 115.0(57) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 2.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 2.0(1) |
| Rape | 30.2(15) | 20.2(10) | 34.6(17) | 24.5(12) | 38.3(19) |
| Robbery | 18.1(9) | 20.2(10) | 14.3(7) | 10.2(5) | 8.1(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 50.4(25) | 52.6(26) | 44.8(22) | 61.3(30) | 66.6(33) |
| Property crime | 1140.5(566) | 1484.5(734) | 1463.2(718) | 892.3(437) | 887.7(440) |
| Burglary | 143.1(71) | 93.0(46) | 87.6(43) | 175.6(86) | 135.2(67) |
| Larceny | 939.0(466) | 1347.0(666) | 1294.1(635) | 626.9(307) | 647.6(321) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 52.4(26) | 40.4(20) | 75.4(37) | 81.7(40) | 88.8(44) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Downers Grove's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Illinois cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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