DuPage County, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in DuPage County in green. The most dangerous areas in DuPage County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is DuPage County, IL Safe from Murder?

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. DuPage County is in the 91st percentile for safety, meaning 9% of counties are safer and 91% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to DuPage County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in DuPage County is 0.0311 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in DuPage County generally consider the central part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in DuPage County may be as high as 1 in 26,220 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 43,192 in the central part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of DuPage County, IL: about 5 per year. The west part of DuPage County has fewer cases of murder with only 2 in a typical year.

How DuPage County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in DuPage County to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, DuPage County is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in DuPage County, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of DuPage County about $55,300,410 in 2025, or roughly $58 per resident. This is part of DuPage County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for DuPage County, including every crime type and how DuPage County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading DuPage County's crime maps on the DuPage County overall crime page.

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Individual DuPage County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in DuPage County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to DuPage County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Kane County, IL	A	A	A-	A-
Cook County, IL	C	C+	C	D
Will County, IL	A	A	A	B+
Kendall County, IL	A+	A+	A+	A
Lake County, IL	A-	A	B+	B+
McHenry County, IL	A+	A+	A+	A
DeKalb County, IL	A	A-	A	A
Grundy County, IL	A+	A+	A+	A
Lake County, IN	C	C-	C-	D+
Boone County, IL	A+	A+	A+	A

Murder in County with Similar Populations

DuPage County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
St. Lucie County, FL	A+	B+	B+	A
St. Johns County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
St. Joseph County, IN	C-	D-	D-	D-
Suffolk County, MA	C+	D	D	B+
Tulare County, CA	B-	C-	C-	B-
St. Louis City, MO	F	F	F	F
Spartanburg County, SC	D+	D+	D+	D+
St. Louis County, MO	F	D	D	D-
Volusia County, FL	A+	A	A	A+
Suffolk County, NY	A	B	B	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in DuPage County, IL average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See DuPage County schools on SchoolGrade

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