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Author: Mark Ainely | Partner GC Realty & Development & Co-Host Straight Up Chicago Investor Podcast
This is the third article in our DuPage County data series. Article 1, The 5 Safest DuPage County Suburbs for Real Estate Investors (FBI Data), identified the five lowest violent crime towns in the county. Article 2, Where DuPage Crime Is Falling Fastest: 5 Suburbs to Watch, identified the five towns where crime has trended down fastest over the past 5 years. This article is the full reference table. Every DuPage County municipality (and every multi-county municipality with a DuPage portion) that submitted FBI UCR Table 8 data for 2024, ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents.
The legal context for these articles is covered in What Real Estate Brokers Can Now Say About Crime and Schools: HUD Just Changed the Rules. The April 2026 HUD guidance clarified that real estate professionals can share neighborhood crime data with clients, provided the data is presented factually, consistently across all clients, and without discriminatory intent. This article is built to that standard.
At GC Realty & Development, we manage roughly 1,500 units across Chicagoland.
A personal note before the data: I'm a fan of DuPage County. Born and raised here, I invest in the county myself and encourage our current and future clients to do the same.
DuPage County and Reference Benchmarks
Per FBI UCR 2024 data:
National violent crime rate: 70.6 per 100,000 residents
Illinois state violent crime rate: 277.5 per 100,000 residents
National property crime rate: 343.3 per 100,000 residents
Illinois state property crime rate: 1,664.8 per 100,000 residents
Per CrimeGrade.org typical-year analysis of FBI UCR data for DuPage County:
DuPage County violent crime rate: 1.91 per 1,000 residents (191 per 100,000)
National safety percentile, violent crime: 93rd (DuPage is safer than 93% of U.S. counties)
DuPage County overall crime rate: 22.35 per 1,000 residents (2,235 per 100,000)
National safety percentile, overall crime: 76th (DuPage is safer than 76% of U.S. counties)
These four reference points (national, state, and county) anchor the table below.
Methodology
Data source: All 2024 violent and property crime rates, population figures, and crime counts are sourced from PlainCrime's compilation of FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program Table 8 city-level submissions for calendar year 2024, released by the FBI in October 2025. PlainCrime cross-references the FBI Crime Data Explorer (cde.ucr.cjis.gov) for state and national benchmarks.
Geographic scope: The table includes every DuPage County municipality, and every multi-county municipality with a DuPage portion, that submitted FBI UCR Table 8 data for 2024 with a reporting population of 10,000 or more. The "DuPage Coverage" column notes whether the municipality sits wholly within DuPage County or spans into Cook, Will, Kane, or Kendall County. Crime rates reflect the entire municipality, not the DuPage portion only.
Ranking metric: Municipalities are ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents in 2024, lowest to highest. Violent crime per FBI definitions includes murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crime per FBI definitions includes burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
Municipalities excluded: Several DuPage municipalities are not in the table because their 2024 FBI UCR Table 8 city-level submission was not available in the PlainCrime dataset at time of publication, or their reporting population fell below the 10,000 threshold used by FBI city-level breakouts. Excluded municipalities include but are not limited to Bensenville, Bloomingdale, Itasca, Roselle, Villa Park, Wood Dale, Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, Clarendon Hills, Willowbrook, and Wayne. Anyone underwriting in these towns can look up the most recent municipal police department annual report directly through the village's website or pull the agency-level NIBRS data from cde.ucr.cjis.gov.
The Full DuPage County Crime Data Table
Ranked by 2024 violent crime rate per 100,000 residents, lowest to highest. All data per FBI UCR 2024 via PlainCrime.
Rank | Municipality | Population (2024) | Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) | Property Crime Rate (per 100K) | DuPage Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Warrenville | 15,530 | 25.8 | 714.7 | Wholly in DuPage |
2 | Burr Ridge | 10,971 | 27.3 | 865.9 | Partly DuPage, partly Cook |
3 | Bartlett | 39,656 | 27.7 | 390.9 | Partly DuPage, mostly Cook |
4 | Lemont | 17,507 | 34.3 | 542.6 | Partly DuPage, mostly Cook |
5 | Darien | 21,599 | 41.7 | 916.7 | Wholly in DuPage |
6 | Lisle | 23,074 | 43.3 | 455.1 | Wholly in DuPage |
7 | Hinsdale | 17,272 | 46.3 | 492.1 | Mostly DuPage, partly Cook |
8 | Wheaton | 52,649 | 49.4 | 541.3 | Wholly in DuPage |
9 | Glen Ellyn | 28,175 | 49.7 | 578.5 | Wholly in DuPage |
10 | Westmont | 23,785 | 54.7 | 1,051.1 | Wholly in DuPage |
11 | Winfield | 10,137 | 59.2 | 345.3 | Wholly in DuPage |
12 | Elmhurst | 45,206 | 59.7 | 822.9 | Partly DuPage, partly Cook |
13 | Woodridge | 33,387 | 59.9 | 817.7 | Partly DuPage, partly Will/Cook |
14 | Carol Stream | 38,703 | 69.8 | 710.5 | Wholly in DuPage |
15 | Naperville | 150,521 | 83.7 | 883.6 | Partly DuPage, partly Will |
16 | St. Charles | 32,529 | 92.2 | 1,063.7 | Partly DuPage, mostly Kane |
17 | Glendale Heights | 32,181 | 99.4 | 991.3 | Wholly in DuPage |
18 | Downers Grove | 49,567 | 113.0 | 871.5 | Wholly in DuPage |
19 | Lombard | 43,576 | 117.0 | 1,599.5 | Wholly in DuPage |
20 | Elk Grove Village | 30,912 | 119.7 | 1,695.1 | Partly DuPage, mostly Cook |
21 | Hanover Park | 35,779 | 125.8 | 416.4 | Partly DuPage, mostly Cook |
22 | Addison | 35,011 | 140.0 | 894.0 | Wholly in DuPage |
23 | West Chicago | 24,968 | 184.2 | 612.8 | Wholly in DuPage |
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program Table 8, 2024 calendar year (released October 2025), compiled by PlainCrime.com.
Note on multi-county municipalities excluded: Chicago, Aurora, Schaumburg, Bolingbrook, and Batavia all have small DuPage County portions but are excluded from the table above. In each case, the majority of the municipality sits in another county (Cook, Will, Kane, or Kendall), and the citywide FBI UCR rate reflects overwhelmingly non-DuPage geography. Including these rates would distort the DuPage picture. Investors evaluating a property in the DuPage portion of any of these municipalities should pull data for the specific submarket or police district rather than relying on the citywide municipal rate.
Reading the Table
Each row in the table can be compared against the four benchmarks listed earlier:
A violent crime rate of 70.6 per 100,000 matches the U.S. national average.
A violent crime rate of 191 per 100,000 matches the DuPage County average.
A violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 matches the Illinois state average.
A municipality's number can be compared against these reference points directly. The same applies to the property crime rate column against the U.S. national average of 343.3 per 100,000 and the Illinois state average of 1,664.8 per 100,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "violent crime rate per 100,000" mean?
Violent crime rate per 100,000 is the number of violent crimes (murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) reported in a municipality during the year, divided by the population, then multiplied by 100,000. It allows direct comparison between municipalities of different population sizes.
What does "property crime rate per 100,000" mean?
Property crime rate per 100,000 is the number of property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson) reported in a municipality during the year, divided by the population, then multiplied by 100,000.
Why are some DuPage municipalities not in the table?
The table includes every DuPage municipality that submitted FBI UCR Table 8 data for 2024 with a reporting population of 10,000 or more. Smaller villages (under 10,000 residents) and municipalities whose 2024 Table 8 submission was not available in the source dataset at time of publication are not included. Examples of excluded municipalities include Bensenville, Bloomingdale, Itasca, Roselle, Villa Park, Wood Dale, Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, Clarendon Hills, Willowbrook, and Wayne. The FBI Crime Data Explorer at cde.ucr.cjis.gov has agency-level data for many of these municipalities even when they don't appear in Table 8 city breakouts.
Why are some municipalities partly outside DuPage County included?
Several Chicagoland municipalities cross county lines. The table includes municipalities with any DuPage County portion and notes the geographic split in the "DuPage Coverage" column. The crime rates reflect the entire municipality, not the DuPage-only portion, because the FBI UCR Program reports municipal data at the agency level rather than splitting it across counties.
How recent is the data?
The table reflects FBI UCR Program calendar year 2024 data, released by the FBI in October 2025. This is the most recent full year of FBI city-level crime data available at time of publication. The FBI releases UCR data annually each fall, covering the prior calendar year.
What is the difference between this table and Article 1's "Safest 5" or Article 2's "Falling Fastest 5"?
Article 1 ranked the five lowest violent crime rate municipalities in DuPage County based on multi-year FBI UCR analysis. Article 2 ranked the five DuPage municipalities with the steepest declines in violent crime over the past 5 years. This article is the full single-year reference table for 2024 across every reporting DuPage municipality with available data.
Does the HUD ruling allow sharing this kind of table with clients?
The April 2026 HUD guidance clarified that real estate professionals can share neighborhood crime data with clients, provided the data is presented factually, consistently across all clients, and without discriminatory intent. State laws and the National Association of REALTORS Code of Ethics also apply. Tables built from public FBI UCR data and presented identically to every client fall within the guidance.
Will this table be updated?
The FBI releases UCR data annually each fall. The 2025 calendar year release is expected in October 2026. This article will be updated when the new release lands.
Don't Go At This Alone!
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