Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
West Chicago, IL Crime Grade
How West Chicago 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
6/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in West Chicago, IL was 137.5 per 100,000 residents (35 incidents over a population of 25,446). That puts West Chicago Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 44% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. West Chicago (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
West Chicago 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 | 140.6(38) | 134.5(36) | 116.1(29) | 188.2(47) | 137.5(35) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 7.5(2) | 0.0(0) | 8.0(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 48.1(13) | 48.6(13) | 60.1(15) | 64.1(16) | 70.7(18) |
| Robbery | 25.9(7) | 3.7(1) | 16.0(4) | 4.0(1) | 11.8(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 66.6(18) | 74.7(20) | 40.0(10) | 112.1(28) | 55.0(14) |
| Property crime | 814.2(220) | 877.9(235) | 648.7(162) | 628.8(157) | 605.2(154) |
| Burglary | 129.5(35) | 85.9(23) | 96.1(24) | 104.1(26) | 90.4(23) |
| Larceny | 636.6(172) | 732.2(196) | 440.5(110) | 468.6(117) | 420.5(107) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 44.4(12) | 56.0(15) | 108.1(27) | 48.1(12) | 90.4(23) |
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: West Chicago'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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