Geneva, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Geneva, IL Summary

Crime in Geneva research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Geneva 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 Geneva:

  • There were 152 total crimes committed in Geneva the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 718.6 total crimes per 100K people in Geneva.
  • The overall crime rate in Geneva is -69.08% below the national average.
  • Geneva ranks #290 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Geneva ranks #2,709 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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Geneva Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Geneva is 718.6 per 100,000 people. That's -69.08% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -63.80% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Geneva
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 152 718.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 2 9.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 47.3 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 19 89.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 8 37.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 122 576.8 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 14.2 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 133 628.8 1,559.4 1,954.4

Geneva 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 Geneva

19
Violent Crimes
89.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Geneva in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Geneva is 89.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,113.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Geneva each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.71% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -78.91% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Geneva

133
Property Crimes
628.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 133 property crimes in Geneva in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Geneva is 628.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 159.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Geneva each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.83% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.68% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Geneva

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Naperville, IL 148,929 1,290 866.2 813.8 52.4
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
Hoffman Estates, IL 50,385 530 1,051.9 952.7 99.2
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
St. Charles, IL 32,973 440 1,334.4 1,204.0 130.4
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
West Chicago, IL 26,768 75 280.2 145.7 134.5
Batavia, IL 26,088 302 1,157.6 1,058.0 99.7
South Elgin, IL 23,995 146 608.5 508.4 100.0

Geneva SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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