Plainfield, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Plainfield, IL Summary

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

  • There were 348 total crimes committed in Plainfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 756.5 total crimes per 100K people in Plainfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Plainfield is -67.45% below the national average.
  • Plainfield ranks #301 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Plainfield ranks #2,853 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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Plainfield Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Plainfield is 756.5 per 100,000 people. That's -67.45% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.90% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Plainfield
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 348 756.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.2 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3 6.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 17.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 37 80.4 425.9 369.8
Burglary 34 73.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 246 534.7 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 31 67.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 311 676.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Plainfield 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 Plainfield

37
Violent Crimes
80.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 violent crimes in Plainfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Plainfield is 80.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,243.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Plainfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -81.12% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Plainfield

311
Property Crimes
676.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 311 property crimes in Plainfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Plainfield is 676.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 147.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Plainfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.41% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.65% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Plainfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Joliet, IL 150,545 2,304 1,530.4 1,019.0 511.5
Naperville, IL 148,929 1,290 866.2 813.8 52.4
Bolingbrook, IL 73,364 723 985.5 764.7 220.8
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
Downers Grove, IL 49,070 130 264.9 169.1 95.8
Romeoville, IL 41,069 410 998.3 849.8 148.5
Oswego, IL 35,932 218 606.7 517.6 89.1
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Westmont, IL 24,416 92 376.8 249.8 127.0
Lisle, IL 23,506 134 570.1 531.8 38.3

Plainfield SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
3
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