The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Itasca, IL
Itasca is a village of 11,400 in DuPage County, about 20 miles west of downtown Chicago · Updated November 2026
Is Itasca, IL safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Itasca has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 83% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A+ and property crime A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
A+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 944 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
83% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Itasca as a whole, and 17% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Itasca scores 944.
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 Itasca, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Itasca, 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 Itasca
Thefts are uncommon. Itasca has thefts at less than half the US rate: 4.5 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Itasca
Every part of Itasca where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Itasca run from A+ to A; every part of Itasca has 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.
Within Itasca, the northeast side has the least crime and the southwest side the most.
Is crime going up in Itasca?
Reported property crime in Itasca has fallen 31% 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 11 to 7.7 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime rose 31%.
Property crime, change since 2019
ItascaUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Itasca. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Itasca
Property, US
2016
-18%
+15%
2017
-33%
+12%
2018
-6%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-21%
-8%
2021
-29%
-10%
2022
-40%
-6%
2023
-48%
-7%
2024
-31%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Itasca
CrimeGrade™ estimates Itasca has about 17 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 54% less than the US as a whole and 60% 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Itasca is assault, about 37% of the total. It also makes up 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.
How Itasca compares with nearby cities
Itasca has the least crime of its 10 nearest cities.
Two things set Itasca apart: it has 186 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 5.7 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft and robbery, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.186 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 99% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.5.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 99% 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. 82% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (20 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 59% of US city residents
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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
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 69% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.10% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 60% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Itasca on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
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 Itasca
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Itasca about $393 a year per household, 67% 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 $3.5 million a year, or $307 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$120,000
$11
Rape
$140,000
$12
Robbery
$22,000
$2
Assault
$580,000
$51
Burglary
$230,000
$20
Theft
$270,000
$23
Vehicle theft
$100,000
$9
Arson
$12,000
$1
Vandalism
$240,000
$21
Total
$1.7 million
$150
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 Itasca 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.
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 Itasca, IL average a SchoolGrade of B+: 51% of students test proficient, against 31% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Itasca on SchoolGrade
