CurrentCrimeMap

Data through December 2025, Aurora Police Department

Crime in Aurora, IL

The violent crime rate in Aurora is 220 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to December 2025, 50% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −16% compared with the previous 12 months.

The Aurora, Illinois skyline.
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The numbers

12 months to Dec 2025

Violent crime

220 per 100,000 residents, per year

398 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

−16% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,082 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,957 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

−11% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,302 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,355 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 180,824, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Aurora sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

220

Aurora has the 222nd-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 80 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Aurora; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Bridgeport, CT226217
Bonneville County, ID (Sheriff)226218
Kauai County, HI (County Police)224219
Grand Prairie, TX223220
Sterling Heights, MI222221
Aurora, IL220222
Pawtucket, RI220223
Southaven, MS220224
Prince George's County, MD (County Police)220225
Lexington, KY216226
Monroe County, FL (Sheriff)215227

The places closest to Aurora in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Aurora crime map

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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Aurora Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Aurora, IL and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Aurora, 5 have a higher violent crime rate and 3 a lower one. The closest is Naperville, IL, 7 miles away.

Aurora and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Aurora, IL220
Naperville, IL567 mi
Joliet, IL30718 mi
Elgin, IL17819 mi
Chicago, IL39232 mi
Rockford, IL75152 mi
Milwaukee, WI1,12691 mi
Peoria, IL1,18198 mi
Madison, WI212108 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Dec 2025
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 34 reported19no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 6 reported3.3+500% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,096 reported606no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 404 reported223no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 265 reported147no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 179 reported99no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent3419——
HomicideViolent63.3—+500%
TheftProperty1,096606——
Vehicle theftProperty404223——
Theft from vehiclesProperty265147——
BurglaryProperty17999——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Aurora Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (84th highest rate of 155), robbery (133rd highest rate of 152) and burglary (133rd highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Jan 2025 to Dec 2025

Violent crime −16%

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1834
Violent crimes per month in Aurora, IL, Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Jan 202538Jan 202435
Feb 202530Feb 202428
Mar 202536Mar 202432
Apr 202527Apr 202432
May 202533May 202444
Jun 202525Jun 202445
Jul 202545Jul 202450
Aug 202537Aug 202452
Sep 202532Sep 202444
Oct 202531Oct 202443
Nov 202546Nov 202437
Dec 202518Dec 202434

Homicides 6 vs. 1

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Homicides per month in Aurora, IL, Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Jan 20251Jan 20241
Feb 20250Feb 20240
Mar 20250Mar 20240
Apr 20251Apr 20240
May 20251May 20240
Jun 20251Jun 20240
Jul 20250Jul 20240
Aug 20250Aug 20240
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20252Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Every month since Jan 2023
Reported crime per month in Aurora, IL
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Dec 202518770
Nov 2025461352
Oct 2025311860
Sep 2025321510
Aug 2025372020
Jul 2025452140
Jun 2025252091
May 2025332051
Apr 2025271581
Mar 2025361430
Feb 2025301220
Jan 2025381551
Dec 2024342300
Nov 2024371640
Oct 2024431750
Sep 2024441630
Aug 2024521750
Jul 2024502050
Jun 2024452120
May 2024442330
Apr 2024321640
Mar 2024321660
Feb 2024281980
Jan 2024351191
Dec 2023442061
Nov 2023502480
Oct 2023571761
Sep 2023391450
Aug 2023451641
Jul 2023631940
Jun 2023421770
May 2023451431
Apr 2023561361
Mar 2023351370
Feb 2023341010
Jan 2023531470

How Aurora compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
18Shreveport, LA1,0453,299174,114Jul 2026
39Newport News, VA7942,282182,798Dec 2025
140Salem, OR3781,800181,534Aug 2026
161Eugene, OR3402,469178,886May 2026
222Aurora, IL2201,082180,824Dec 2025
228Glendale, CA2151,793185,849Jul 2026
233Denton, TX1971,686172,882Jul 2026
284Surprise, AZ97696173,922Aug 2026
298Cary, NC58700184,680Oct 2026
301Pembroke Pines, FL51540180,075Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Aurora in population, Aurora included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
12Peoria, IL1,1813,663111,389Aug 2026
45Rockford, IL7512,209147,186Aug 2026
46Springfield, IL7474,256112,595Sep 2026
130Chicago, IL *3922,8562,746,388Mar 2026
175Joliet, IL3071,077152,211Aug 2026
222Aurora, IL2201,082180,824Dec 2025
240Elgin, IL178916114,717Mar 2026
299Naperville, IL56578154,062Jun 2026

All 8 places in Illinois on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
12Peoria, IL1,1813,663111,389Aug 2026
15Milwaukee, WI1,1262,342559,717Feb 2026
45Rockford, IL7512,209147,186Aug 2026
75Davenport, IA6112,726100,761Sep 2026
130Chicago, IL *3922,8562,746,388Mar 2026
175Joliet, IL3071,077152,211Aug 2026
222Aurora, IL2201,082180,824Dec 2025
229Madison, WI2121,854287,992Mar 2026
240Elgin, IL178916114,717Mar 2026
299Naperville, IL56578154,062Jun 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Aurora by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

* Chicago, IL reports less to the FBI than it records; its own page leads with its own figures. Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Aurora side by side with Naperville, Joliet or Rockford, or with any other place.

Other cities in Illinois

7 city pages, closest first

Illinois as a whole has 222 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Aurora’s rate is about the same as the state’s.

NapervilleJolietElginChicagoRockfordPeoriaSpringfield

All 8 cities in Illinois

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Aurora safe?

By reported violent crime, Aurora is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 220 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to December 2025, −16% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Aurora?

This site does not have one for Aurora. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Aurora compares with nearby places such as Naperville, IL instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Aurora?

220 violent and 1,082 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 2,355 incidents reported to Aurora Police Department over the 12 months to December 2025. Violent crime includes 34 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 179 burglaries, 265 thefts from vehicles and 1,096 other thefts.

Is crime in Aurora going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −16% and property crime −11% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Aurora had in 2025?

Aurora Police Department reported 6 homicides from January to December 2025, the latest month it has reported in full, against 1 in the same months of 2024. Over the 12 months to Dec 2025 the count was 6, or 3 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Aurora Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset IL0450100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Aurora

12 months to December 2025
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat3419
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal17999
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included265147
Vehicle theft404223

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

IL0450100
Source
Aurora Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset IL0450100)
Latest complete month
December 2025
History on this site
January 2023 to December 2025 (36 months)
Update schedule
Aurora Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)