In 2025, Aurora police reported 398 violent crimes (220 per 100,000 residents), including 6 murders, 34 robberies and 271 aggravated assaults, plus 1,944 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 180,824. Violent-crime rate rank: 6 of 8 large Illinois cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency IL0450100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria | 1,256 | 1,399 | 12 | 3,922 | Totals |
| Rockford | 900 | 1,325 | 11 | 2,508 | Totals |
| Springfield | 895 | 1,008 | 11 | 4,167 | Totals |
| Chicago | 420 | 11,417 | 346 | 2,942 | Live |
| Joliet | 344 | 524 | 2 | 1,152 | Totals |
| Aurora | 220 | 398 | 6 | 1,075 | Totals |
| Elgin | 218 | 250 | 1 | 925 | Totals |
| Naperville | 70 | 108 | 0 | 567 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Aurora's violent-crime rate of 220 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 10% lower than the Illinois rate (244) and 31% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 454 residents, or about 7.7 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Aurora ranks 289th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 194th for murder (6 murders, 3.3 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 68% of Aurora's violent crimes and robberies 9%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 1,075 per 100,000, 27% lower than Illinois overall. Aurora police logged 404 vehicle thefts (223 per 100,000, 176th of 351; Illinois: 234) and 179 burglaries (99 per 100,000, 36% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Naperville, 7 miles east; its violent-crime rate (70) is less than half Aurora's.
Out-of-state cities near Aurora's size (180,824 residents): Salem, OR at 424 violent crimes per 100,000 and Pembroke Pines, FL at 42.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Aurora had 220 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 10% lower than the statewide 244. It is 6th highest of the 8 Illinois cities on this site; Peoria is highest at 1,256. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Aurora police reported 6 murders for 2025, a rate of 3.3 per 100,000 residents. The Illinois rate was 4.4 and the national rate 4.1.
404 vehicles were reported stolen in Aurora in 2025, 223 per 100,000 residents. That is 15% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 176th of 351 cities on this site.