Safest Cities in Illinois

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Western Springs at 7.6/100K.

FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: Illinois

Illinois lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Western Springs at 7.6/100K violent down to Wheeling at 61.7/100K on this cut. That is a 54.1/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 38.2 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Western Springs reported 1 violent and 36 property offenses on a 13,191 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 272.9/100K sits beside the 7.6/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Western Springs, Minooka, Pingree Grove, Troy, Campton Hills.

Western Springs offense desk

Western Springs's violent rate held near 0.1% vs 2023 (7.6 → 7.6 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Illinois list.

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# City GradePopulationViolent Crime RateProperty Crime Rate
1 Western Springs A+ 13,191 7.6/100K 272.9/100K
2 Minooka A+ 12,919 7.7/100K 332.8/100K
3 Pingree Grove A+ 11,395 8.8/100K 158/100K
4 Troy A+ 11,297 8.9/100K 460.3/100K
5 Campton Hills A+ 10,768 9.3/100K 46.4/100K
6 Cary A+ 18,035 11.1/100K 476.9/100K
7 Homer Glen A+ 24,560 16.3/100K 276.9/100K
8 Northbrook A 33,610 17.9/100K 1208/100K
9 Lake Forest A+ 19,357 20.7/100K 625.1/100K
10 Buffalo Grove A+ 42,283 21.3/100K 716.6/100K
11 Wilmette A 26,685 22.5/100K 1187.9/100K
12 La Grange Park A+ 12,874 23.3/100K 675.8/100K
13 Warrenville A+ 15,530 25.8/100K 714.7/100K
14 Deerfield A 18,795 26.6/100K 1010.9/100K
15 Burr Ridge A+ 10,971 27.3/100K 865.9/100K
16 Bartlett A+ 39,656 27.7/100K 390.9/100K
17 Huntley A+ 28,439 28.1/100K 429/100K
18 Orland Park A 56,593 28.3/100K 1097.3/100K
19 Edwardsville A+ 26,663 30/100K 682.6/100K
20 Frankfort A+ 21,108 33.2/100K 668/100K
21 Lemont A+ 17,507 34.3/100K 542.6/100K
22 Oswego A+ 37,893 34.3/100K 551.6/100K
23 Lindenhurst A+ 14,327 34.9/100K 153.6/100K
24 Manhattan A+ 10,912 36.7/100K 192.4/100K
25 Antioch A+ 14,907 40.2/100K 530/100K
26 Swansea A 14,515 41.3/100K 744.1/100K
27 Darien A 21,599 41.7/100K 916.7/100K
28 Sycamore A 18,718 42.7/100K 1009.7/100K
29 Lisle A+ 23,074 43.3/100K 455.1/100K
30 Morton Grove A 23,782 46.3/100K 1135.3/100K
31 Hinsdale A+ 17,272 46.3/100K 492.1/100K
32 Mundelein A 31,876 47.1/100K 724.7/100K
33 Wheaton A+ 52,649 49.4/100K 541.3/100K
34 Highland Park A 30,311 49.5/100K 811.6/100K
35 Glen Ellyn A+ 28,175 49.7/100K 578.5/100K
36 Arlington Heights A 73,545 50.3/100K 879.7/100K
37 New Lenox A 28,315 53/100K 925.3/100K
38 Westmont A 23,785 54.7/100K 1051.1/100K
39 Niles A 29,099 55/100K 2223.4/100K
40 Westchester A 15,856 56.8/100K 624.4/100K
41 Plainfield A 48,311 58/100K 683.1/100K
42 Winfield A+ 10,137 59.2/100K 345.3/100K
43 Algonquin A 30,289 59.4/100K 1178.6/100K
44 Elmhurst A 45,206 59.7/100K 822.9/100K
45 Woodridge A 33,387 59.9/100K 817.7/100K
46 Vernon Hills A 26,629 60.1/100K 1464.6/100K
47 Lake Zurich A 19,650 61.1/100K 1211.2/100K
48 Palos Heights A 11,353 61.7/100K 863.2/100K
49 Geneva A 21,056 61.7/100K 522.4/100K
50 Wheeling A 37,251 61.7/100K 907.4/100K

Illinois overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.