Berwyn, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Berwyn, IL Summary

Crime in Berwyn research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Berwyn over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Berwyn:

  • There were 488 total crimes committed in Berwyn the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 892.9 total crimes per 100K people in Berwyn.
  • The overall crime rate in Berwyn is -61.58% below the national average.
  • Berwyn ranks #335 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Berwyn ranks #3,378 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Berwyn Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Berwyn is 892.9 per 100,000 people. That's -61.58% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -55.02% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Berwyn
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 488 892.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 23 42.1 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 47 86.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 72 131.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 38 69.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 287 525.1 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 91 166.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 416 761.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Berwyn Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Berwyn

72
Violent Crimes
131.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 72 violent crimes in Berwyn in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Berwyn is 131.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 759.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Berwyn each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.38% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -69.07% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Berwyn

416
Property Crimes
761.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 416 property crimes in Berwyn in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Berwyn is 761.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 131.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Berwyn each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.05% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.19% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Berwyn

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cicero, IL 81,492 1,356 1,664.0 1,376.8 287.1
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
Oak Park, IL 52,152 1,742 3,340.2 3,012.3 327.9
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Hinsdale, IL 17,724 30 169.3 146.7 22.6

Berwyn SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
4
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