Naperville is the third-largest city in Illinois, with 166,700 residents in DuPage County, about 30 miles west of downtown Chicago · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Naperville?
Naperville has less property crime than most US neighborhoods: an A, safer than the neighborhoods where 73% of Americans live. Theft makes up 68% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A+, and vehicle theft grades A+.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 914 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
73% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Naperville as a whole, and 27% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Naperville scores 914.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Naperville, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Naperville, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Naperville
One part of Naperville stands out for burglary. Burglaries in Britany Springs & Lakewood Crossing, in west Naperville, run at about double the rate in the rest of the city.
Car thefts are uncommon. Naperville has car thefts at a small fraction of the US rate: 0.60 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In Naperville, 60% of reported thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages, against 31% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Naperville
Every part of Naperville where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Naperville run from A+ to B+.
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Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Brook Wood Trace, Brook Crossing & Ashbury, southThefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Naperville.A+952
2Farmington & Old Farm, southeastClose to the rest of Naperville on most crimes.A+942
3Tall Grass, Still Water & High Meadow, southwestCar thefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Naperville.A+939
4Maple Brook, University Heights & Winding Creek Estates, eastBurglaries run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Naperville.A+931
5Huntington, northeastClose to the rest of Naperville on most crimes.A910
6West Highlands, Spring Brook Estates & Villages of Westglen, centralCar thefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Naperville.A901
7Brookdale, Neudearborn Station & Prairie Lake Manor, northwestCar thefts run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Naperville.A896
8Windscape Village, Downtown Naperville & Jefferson Point, northBurglaries run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Naperville.A891
9Britany Springs & Lakewood Crossing, westCar thefts run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Naperville.A872
Neighborhood areas of Naperville, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Property crime rates and types in Naperville
CrimeGrade™ estimates Naperville has about 10 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 57% less than the US as a whole and 60% less than Illinois.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Naperville, about 68% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Naperville
Naperville has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Naperville, 49% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often in parking lots and garages: 56% of them, against 23% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (49%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (56%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (60%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (40%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Naperville and nearby cities
Naperville has less property crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Naperville. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Naperville is safer than 97% of them.
Night lighting, empty homes and walkability in Naperville
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Naperville apart: it has 3.3% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run low here.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 83% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 80% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (19 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 58% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.54 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 69% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 69% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.10.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 58% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Naperville
Property crime costs Naperville about $11 million a year, or $65 per resident and about $185 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$1.0 million
$6
Theft
$6.0 million
$36
Vehicle theft
$1.5 million
$9
Arson
$50,000
under $1
Vandalism
$2.3 million
$14
Total
$11 million
$65
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
