In 2025, Elgin police reported 250 violent crimes (218 per 100,000 residents), including 1 murders, 24 robberies and 157 aggravated assaults, plus 1,061 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 114,717. Violent-crime rate rank: 7 of 8 large Illinois cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency IL0450600, 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.
Elgin's violent-crime rate of 218 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 11% lower than the Illinois rate (244) and 32% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 459 residents, or about 4.8 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Elgin ranks 290th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 310th for murder (1 murder, 0.9 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 63% of Elgin's violent crimes and robberies 10%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 925 per 100,000, 37% lower than Illinois overall. Elgin police logged 99 vehicle thefts (86 per 100,000, 306th of 351; Illinois: 234) and 116 burglaries (101 per 100,000, 35% lower than the state).
The closest city we cover is Aurora, 19 miles south; its violent-crime rate (220) is about even with Elgin's.
Out-of-state cities near Elgin's size (114,717 residents): Lansing, MI at 1,337 violent crimes per 100,000 and Rio Rancho, NM at 322.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Elgin had 218 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 11% lower than the statewide 244. It is 7th 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.
Elgin police reported 1 murder for 2025, a rate of 0.9 per 100,000 residents. The Illinois rate was 4.4 and the national rate 4.1.
99 vehicles were reported stolen in Elgin in 2025, 86 per 100,000 residents. That is less than half the national rate of 195 and ranks 306th of 351 cities on this site.