Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Elgin, IL Crime Grade
How Elgin 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
7/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Elgin, IL was 217.1 per 100,000 residents (249 incidents over a population of 114,717). That puts Elgin Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 12% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Elgin (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Elgin 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 234.0(260) | 190.8(216) | 230.3(259) | 273.7(309) | 217.1(249) |
| Murder | 0.9(1) | 2.7(3) | 5.3(6) | 6.2(7) | 0.9(1) |
| Rape | 46.8(52) | 76.9(87) | 53.3(60) | 67.3(76) | 58.4(67) |
| Robbery | 45.0(50) | 27.4(31) | 23.1(26) | 31.9(36) | 20.9(24) |
| Aggravated assault | 141.3(157) | 83.9(95) | 148.5(167) | 168.3(190) | 136.9(157) |
| Property crime | 1222.9(1,359) | 808.3(915) | 941.6(1,059) | 1114.5(1,258) | 906.6(1,040) |
| Burglary | 132.3(147) | 95.4(108) | 183.2(206) | 129.3(146) | 98.5(113) |
| Larceny | 999.8(1,111) | 634.2(718) | 674.8(759) | 892.1(1,007) | 723.5(830) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 90.0(100) | 73.3(83) | 76.5(86) | 89.5(101) | 81.1(93) |
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: Elgin'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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