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Naperville, IL crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Naperville has an overall crime rate of 10 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Naperville is 1 in 105. How does Naperville fare compared to other communities in Illinois of all population sizes? Naperville's crime rate is lower than approximately 35% of Illinois communities.

However, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Naperville, and we found that the crime rate in Naperville is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Naperville is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Naperville does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Naperville.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Naperville's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Naperville is one in 1215.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Naperville's rate for property crime is 9 per one thousand population. This makes Naperville a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Naperville is one in 115.

Naperville Crime Data

total Crime Index

42

(100 is safest)


Safer than 42% of U.S. cities.

Naperville Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

126

1,333

1,459

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.82

8.71

9.53

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.82
2.89
National Median: 4
    Naperville
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,215

in Naperville

1 in 346

in Illinois

Naperville Violent Crimes

Population: 153,124
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 45 23 57
Rate per 1,000 0.01 0.29 0.15 0.37

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
8.71
17.15
National Median: 18
    Naperville
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 115

in Naperville

1 in 58

in Illinois

Property Crimes

Population: 153,124
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 101 1,138 94
Rate per 1,000 0.66 7.43 0.61

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

Naperville Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
37
28
National Median: 24.5
    Naperville
    Illinois