The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Bartlett, IL
Bartlett is a village of 39,800 in DuPage County, about 30 miles west of downtown Chicago · Updated November 2026
Is Bartlett, IL safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Bartlett: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 82% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map and the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 940 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
82% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Bartlett as a whole, and 18% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Bartlett scores 940.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Bartlett, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Bartlett, 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 in Bartlett
Thefts are uncommon. Bartlett has thefts at a small fraction of the US rate: 2.7 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
How neighborhoods in Bartlett compare
Every part of Bartlett where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Bartlett run from A+ to A-; 98% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Kenroys Apple Orchard, southClose to the rest of Bartlett on most crimes.A+951
2Woodland Hills, southwestClose to the rest of Bartlett on most crimes.A+950
3Silvercrest, southeastClose to the rest of Bartlett on most crimes.A+946
4Spring Lakes Estates, Eagle's Ridge & Castle Creek of Bartlett, northwestClose to the rest of Bartlett on most crimes.A+943
5Country Place, eastThefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Bartlett.A+931
Neighborhood areas of Bartlett, ranked by overall 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.
Is crime going up in Bartlett?
Reported property crime in Bartlett has fallen 17% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 4.5 to 3.7 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
BartlettUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve Bartlett. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Bartlett
Property, US
2016
+30%
+15%
2017
+13%
+12%
2018
-10%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-11%
-8%
2021
-15%
-10%
2022
-13%
-6%
2023
-18%
-7%
2024
-17%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Bartlett
CrimeGrade™ estimates Bartlett has about 12 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 69% less than the US as a whole and 72% less than Illinois.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Bartlett, about 47% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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 crime happens in Bartlett
Bartlett has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Bartlett, 37% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (50%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (55%)
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.
How Bartlett compares with nearby cities
Bartlett has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only Wayne has less.
Two things set Bartlett apart: it has 2.5% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 5.1 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run low here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 92% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 91% 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 and assault. 92% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 69% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.8 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 80% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.25 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 80% of US city residents
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.99% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 65% 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 crime costs Bartlett
Crime costs Bartlett about $289 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 76% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $8.0 million a year, or $200 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$200,000
$5
Rape
$370,000
$9
Robbery
$62,000
$2
Assault
$1.7 million
$43
Burglary
$360,000
$9
Theft
$550,000
$14
Vehicle theft
$140,000
$3
Arson
$13,000
under $1
Vandalism
$580,000
$15
Total
$4.0 million
$101
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Bartlett means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Bartlett is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
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.
Schools in Bartlett, IL average a SchoolGrade of B+: 51% of students test proficient, against 32% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Bartlett on SchoolGrade
