CurrentCrimeMap

Data through March 2026, Elgin Police Department

Crime in Elgin, IL

The violent crime rate in Elgin is 178 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to March 2026, 59% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −32% compared with the previous 12 months.

An aerial view of downtown Elgin, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago on the Fox River.
Photo: SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Mar 2026

Violent crime

178 per 100,000 residents, per year

204 reported in the 12 months to Mar 2026

−32% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

916 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,051 reported in the 12 months to Mar 2026

−11% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,094 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,255 reported in the 12 months to Mar 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 114,717, 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 Elgin sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

178

Elgin has the 240th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 62 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Gaithersburg, MD192235
Honolulu, HI187236
Garland, TX185237
Indian River County, FL (Sheriff)183238
Huntington Beach, CA182239
Elgin, IL178240
Santa Clarita, CA173241
Washington County, MD (Sheriff)173242
Overland Park, KS173243
Scottsdale, AZ171244
Stamford, CT158245

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

Elgin crime map

cities around it
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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 Elgin Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Elgin and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Elgin, 7 have a higher violent crime rate and 1 a lower one. The closest is Aurora, IL, 19 miles away.

Elgin and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Elgin, IL178
Aurora, IL22019 mi
Naperville, IL5622 mi
Chicago, IL39236 mi
Joliet, IL30737 mi
Rockford, IL75141 mi
Milwaukee, WI1,12673 mi
Madison, WI21292 mi
Peoria, IL1,181111 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 Mar 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 19 reported17no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 0 reported0.0−100% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 679 reported592no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 169 reported147no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 102 reported89no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 97 reported85no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent1917——
HomicideViolent00.0—−100%
TheftProperty679592——
Theft from vehiclesProperty169147——
BurglaryProperty10289——
Vehicle theftProperty9785——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Elgin 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 (130th highest rate of 155) and burglary (137th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Apr 2025 to Mar 2026

Violent crime −32%

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Violent crimes per month in Elgin, IL, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Apr 202522Apr 202429
May 202522May 202436
Jun 202521Jun 202416
Jul 202514Jul 202424
Aug 202527Aug 202427
Sep 202518Sep 202419
Oct 202513Oct 202422
Nov 202514Nov 202427
Dec 202516Dec 202417
Jan 202614Jan 202523
Feb 20269Feb 202531
Mar 202614Mar 202529

Homicides 0 vs. 8

01234AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar01
Homicides per month in Elgin, IL, Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Apr 20250Apr 20240
May 20250May 20243
Jun 20250Jun 20240
Jul 20250Jul 20242
Aug 20250Aug 20240
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20241
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20241
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20251

0 in 2026 through March, 1 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Apr 2023
Reported crime per month in Elgin, IL
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Mar 202614760
Feb 20269680
Jan 202614760
Dec 202516620
Nov 202514860
Oct 202513810
Sep 202518810
Aug 2025271090
Jul 2025141040
Jun 2025211090
May 2025221060
Apr 202522930
Mar 202529881
Feb 202531720
Jan 202523740
Dec 202417881
Nov 202427980
Oct 2024221081
Sep 2024191120
Aug 2024271310
Jul 2024241092
Jun 202416830
May 2024361033
Apr 2024291100
Mar 2024241060
Feb 2024331150
Jan 202436950
Dec 202321850
Nov 202315901
Oct 2023201191
Sep 202322910
Aug 2023251030
Jul 202319780
Jun 202328941
May 202325990
Apr 202317791

How Elgin compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
8Lansing, MI1,2592,161114,787Aug 2026
19Evansville, IN1,0333,033114,905Jun 2026
46Springfield, IL7474,256112,595Sep 2026
180Manchester, NH3001,536116,606Aug 2026
181West Jordan, UT2981,238116,603Aug 2026
200Clearwater, FL2481,346116,679Jul 2026
206St. Mary's County, MD (Sheriff)2421,115116,720Jun 2026
213Everett, WA2322,005113,547Jul 2026
240Elgin, IL178916114,717Mar 2026
256Provo, UT1421,005115,576Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Elgin in population, Elgin 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 Elgin 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 Elgin side by side with Springfield, Peoria 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; Elgin’s rate is 20% below the state’s.

AuroraNapervilleChicagoJolietRockfordPeoriaSpringfield

All 8 cities in Illinois

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Elgin safe?

By reported violent crime, Elgin is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 178 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to March 2026, −32% 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 Elgin?

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

What is the crime rate in Elgin?

178 violent and 916 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 1,255 incidents reported to Elgin Police Department over the 12 months to March 2026. Violent crime includes 19 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 102 burglaries, 169 thefts from vehicles and 679 other thefts.

Is crime in Elgin going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −32% and property crime −11% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Elgin had in 2026?

Elgin Police Department reported 0 homicides from January to March 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 1 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Mar 2026 the count was 0, or 0 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Elgin Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset IL0450600). 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 Elgin

12 months to March 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat1917
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal10289
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included169147
Vehicle theft9785

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

IL0450600
Source
Elgin Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset IL0450600)
Latest complete month
March 2026
History on this site
April 2023 to March 2026 (39 months)
Update schedule
Elgin 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)