Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Wheaton, IL Crime Grade
How Wheaton 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
2/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Wheaton, IL was 33.5 per 100,000 residents (18 incidents over a population of 53,702). That puts Wheaton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 86% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
That ranks Wheaton #287 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 92% of them, and #24 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is down 32% year over year and down 60% over the last five years.
Wheaton, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Illinois Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 33.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #287 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #24 of 214
- Safer than
- 92% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 32%
- 5-year change
- down 60%
- Population
- 53,702
- Reporting agency
- Wheaton Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Wheaton Police Department (FBI ORI IL0222100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Wheaton (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Wheaton 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 | 82.8(44) | 87.3(46) | 45.6(24) | 49.4(26) | 33.5(18) |
| Murder | 1.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 22.6(12) | 17.1(9) | 32.3(17) | 26.6(14) | 16.8(9) |
| Robbery | 9.4(5) | 19.0(10) | 1.9(1) | 5.7(3) | 1.9(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 48.9(26) | 51.2(27) | 11.4(6) | 17.1(9) | 14.9(8) |
| Property crime | 1153.1(613) | 2248.3(1,185) | 458.3(241) | 547.0(288) | 473.0(254) |
| Burglary | 95.9(51) | 100.6(53) | 62.8(33) | 91.2(48) | 44.7(24) |
| Larceny | 1036.5(551) | 2102.2(1,108) | 386.1(203) | 427.4(225) | 405.9(218) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 16.9(9) | 36.0(19) | 9.5(5) | 24.7(13) | 16.8(9) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Wheaton, IL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Wheaton Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Wheaton calculated?
- Wheaton's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Illinois state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Illinois cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Wheaton Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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