The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Elgin Historic District, Elgin, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Elgin Historic District

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Elgin Historic District. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Elgin Historic District, Elgin, IL Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

A-
A-
Other Crime Grade
B-

$3.35 million

Cost of Crime™ for Elgin Historic District, Elgin, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,170 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Elgin Historic District with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Elgin Historic District, Elgin, IL Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Elgin Historic District's combined rate is lower than the norm. Elgin Historic District sits in the 77th percentile, ahead of 77% of neighborhoods and behind 23%. The grade covers only Elgin Historic District's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Elgin Historic District is 24.58 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 33 in the southwest areas to 1 in 47 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Elgin Historic District, Elgin, IL report the most crime, about 37 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 16 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Elgin Historic District, Elgin, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Elgin Historic District for 2025 is $3,346,637, about $368 per resident and $1,170 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.7%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.7%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Elgin Historic District Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Elgin Historic District, Elgin, IL: $368
Englewood, Chicago, IL: $1163
O'Hare, Chicago, IL: $344
Illinois: $420
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Elgin Historic District is $368 per year, which is $96 less than the national average and $52 less than Elgin's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Elgin Historic District:
  • In Englewood, Chicago, IL, crime costs $1,163 per person, which is $795 more than in Elgin Historic District.
  • In O'Hare, Chicago, IL, crime costs $344 per person, which is $24 less than in Elgin Historic District

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Elgin Historic District for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Elgin Historic District
Cost per Elgin Historic District Resident
Murder
$778,539
$86
Rape/Sexual Assault
$397,794
$44
Robbery
$214,395
$24
Assault
$277,359
$30
Kidnapping
$11,429
$1
Vehicle Theft
$653,365
$72
Burglary
$100,483
$11
Theft
$409,067
$45
Arson
$15,155
$2
Vandalism
$296,903
$33
Animal Cruelty
$1,917
$0
Drug Crimes
$111,327
$12
Identity Theft
$78,905
$9
Total Cost of Crime
$3,346,637
$368

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Elgin Historic District, Elgin, IL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Elgin Historic District totals $7,257,887 ($798 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $10,604,524 ($1,166 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The west part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Elgin Historic District has 1, do the same, and of Elgin Historic District's 9,096 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Elgin Historic District Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Elgin Historic District residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.062
Robbery
0.7493
Rape
0.7213
Murder
0.0455
Total Violent Crime
2.578 (A-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
8.684
Vehicle Theft
4.639
Burglary
1.218
Arson
0.0690
Total Property Crime
14.61 (A-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0207
Drug Crimes
1.655
Vandalism
4.569
Identity Theft
1.121
Animal Cruelty
0.0285
Total "Other" Rate
7.394 (B-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Elgin Historic District is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Elgin Historic District.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A-
A
A-
A+
A+
A+
A-
A+
A-
A+
A
A+
A+
A+
A+
A-
A
A-
A
A
A+
A+
A+
A+
A
A+
A
A
A+
A+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Elgin Historic District is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C+
A-
A-
C-
C-
C-
C
D+
D+
D+
D+
D+
C-
C
C
B+
B+
B+
C+
C
C
C
C-
C-
C-
B-
B-
C+
B-
B-

Considering only the crime rate, Elgin Historic District is as safe as the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Elgin Historic District, Elgin, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 14% actual proficiency versus 20% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Elgin Historic District schools on SchoolGrade

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