In 2025, Naperville police reported 108 violent crimes (70 per 100,000 residents), including 0 murders, 20 robberies and 48 aggravated assaults, plus 873 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 154,062. Violent-crime rate rank: 8 of 8 large Illinois cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency IL0221400, 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.
Naperville's violent-crime rate of 70 per 100,000 people in 2025 was less than half the Illinois rate (244) and less than half the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 1,427 residents, or about 2.1 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Naperville ranks 360th for violent crime, in the lower half, and reported no murders.
Aggravated assaults made up 44% of Naperville's violent crimes and robberies 19%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 567 per 100,000, less than half Illinois overall. Naperville police logged 59 vehicle thefts (38 per 100,000, 347th of 351; Illinois: 234) and 63 burglaries (41 per 100,000, less than half the state).
The closest city we cover is Aurora, 7 miles west; its violent-crime rate (220) is 3.1 times Naperville's.
Out-of-state cities near Naperville's size (154,062 residents): Springfield, MA at 871 violent crimes per 100,000 and Bellevue, WA at 114.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Naperville had 70 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, less than half the statewide 244. It is 8th 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.
Naperville police reported no murders to the FBI for 2025.
59 vehicles were reported stolen in Naperville in 2025, 38 per 100,000 residents. That is less than half the national rate of 195 and ranks 347th of 351 cities on this site.