Westmont, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Westmont, IL Summary

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

  • There were 92 total crimes committed in Westmont the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 376.8 total crimes per 100K people in Westmont.
  • The overall crime rate in Westmont is -83.79% below the national average.
  • Westmont ranks #189 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Westmont ranks #1,357 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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Westmont Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westmont is 376.8 per 100,000 people. That's -83.79% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -81.02% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westmont
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 92 376.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3 12.3 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 73.7 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 31 127.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 40 163.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 77.8 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 61 249.8 1,559.4 1,954.4

Westmont 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 Westmont

31
Violent Crimes
127.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Westmont in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westmont is 127.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 787.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westmont each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.67% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.19% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westmont

61
Property Crimes
249.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-87.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 61 property crimes in Westmont in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westmont is 249.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 400.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westmont each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -87.22% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -83.98% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westmont

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
Downers Grove, IL 49,070 130 264.9 169.1 95.8
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1
Hinsdale, IL 17,724 30 169.3 146.7 22.6
Western Springs, IL 13,175 49 371.9 371.9 0.0

Westmont SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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