Wheaton, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wheaton, IL Summary

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

  • There were 123 total crimes committed in Wheaton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 233.4 total crimes per 100K people in Wheaton.
  • The overall crime rate in Wheaton is -89.96% below the national average.
  • Wheaton ranks #116 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Wheaton ranks #882 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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Wheaton Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wheaton is 233.4 per 100,000 people. That's -89.96% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -88.25% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wheaton
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 123 233.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 10 19.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 51.2 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 46 87.3 425.9 369.8
Burglary 53 100.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 36.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 77 146.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Wheaton 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 Wheaton

46
Violent Crimes
87.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 46 violent crimes in Wheaton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wheaton is 87.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,145.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wheaton each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -79.51% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wheaton

77
Property Crimes
146.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-92.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 77 property crimes in Wheaton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wheaton is 146.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 684.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wheaton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -92.52% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -90.63% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wheaton

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
Arlington Heights, IL 74,648 857 1,148.1 1,075.7 72.3
Downers Grove, IL 49,070 130 264.9 169.1 95.8
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Lombard, IL 44,392 112 252.3 175.7 76.6
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
Carol Stream, IL 39,161 93 237.5 130.2 107.2
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Glendale Heights, IL 33,539 92 274.3 125.2 149.1
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2

Wheaton SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
6
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