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Elgin Crime Rate Report (Illinois)

Elgin crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 18 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Elgin for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Elgin in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 33.75% and the city property crime rate in Elgin was lower than the national property crime rate average by 40.25%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Elgin was lower than the violent crime rate in Illinois by 13.52% and the city property crime rate in Elgin was lower than the property crime rate in Illinois by 39.17%.

Property and Violent Crime
Elgin Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Elgin Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Elgin Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault157
Arson4
Burglary114
Larceny and Theft840
Motor Vehicle Theft98
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape67
Robbery24
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,246
Property Crime1,052
Violent Crime249
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault155
Arson3
Burglary144
Larceny and Theft573
Motor Vehicle Theft99
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape82
Robbery20
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)983
Property Crime789
Violent Crime261

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Elgin Property Crime

Elgin Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Elgin Crime 2025

Elgin Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Elgin Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Elgin Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Elgin, Illinois crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Elgin crime report data for 2026 was projected from 18 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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