Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Elgin, IL Crime Grade
How South 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
6/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in South Elgin, IL was 123.0 per 100,000 residents (31 incidents over a population of 25,198). That puts South Elgin Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 50% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Elgin (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South 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 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 67.7(16) | 100.0(24) | 124.5(30) | 188.4(46) | 123.0(31) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 16.9(4) | 75.0(18) | 45.7(11) | 53.2(13) | 59.5(15) |
| Robbery | 4.2(1) | 4.2(1) | 16.6(4) | 8.2(2) | 23.8(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 46.5(11) | 20.8(5) | 62.3(15) | 126.9(31) | 39.7(10) |
| Property crime | 444.3(105) | 504.3(121) | 618.5(149) | 667.5(163) | 559.6(141) |
| Burglary | 50.8(12) | 33.3(8) | 95.5(23) | 86.0(21) | 43.7(11) |
| Larceny | 372.3(88) | 404.3(97) | 464.9(112) | 495.5(121) | 444.5(112) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 16.9(4) | 66.7(16) | 58.1(14) | 81.9(20) | 55.6(14) |
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: South 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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