Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Sycamore, IL Crime Grade
How Sycamore 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
2/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Sycamore, IL was 47.3 per 100,000 residents (9 incidents over a population of 19,042). That puts Sycamore 85% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 81% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Sycamore (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Sycamore 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 125.0(23) | 155.3(29) | 171.2(32) | 42.7(8) | 47.3(9) |
| Murder | 5.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 5.3(1) | 5.3(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 54.4(10) | 42.8(8) | 32.1(6) | 16.0(3) | 21.0(4) |
| Robbery | 5.4(1) | 16.1(3) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 59.8(11) | 96.4(18) | 133.7(25) | 21.4(4) | 26.3(5) |
| Property crime | 1174.0(216) | 1178.2(220) | 1026.9(192) | 1020.4(191) | 824.5(157) |
| Burglary | 65.2(12) | 48.2(9) | 69.5(13) | 85.5(16) | 21.0(4) |
| Larceny | 1065.3(196) | 1108.6(207) | 925.3(173) | 828.1(155) | 793.0(151) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 38.0(7) | 21.4(4) | 26.7(5) | 96.2(18) | 10.5(2) |
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: Sycamore'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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