The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in North Aurora, IL
North Aurora is a village of 19,000 in Kane County, about 35 miles west of downtown Chicago · Updated November 2026
Is North Aurora, IL safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and North Aurora has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 64% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within North Aurora run from A+ to B+, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 891 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
64% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than North Aurora as a whole, and 36% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. North Aurora scores 891.
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 North Aurora, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North Aurora, 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 North Aurora
Reported rape is the exception. North Aurora grades A for violent crime, but reported rape grades C-, worse than in the neighborhoods where 94% of Americans live.
The safest and least safe parts of North Aurora
Every part of North Aurora where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across North Aurora run from A+ to B+; 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.
Within North Aurora, the northwest side has the least crime and the southeast side the most.
Is crime going up in North Aurora?
Reported violent crime in North Aurora peaked in 2020 and has fallen 22% since, back near its 2019 level. Property crime is down 37% from 2019. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.5 to 1.4 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 15 to 9.2 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 18%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
North AuroraUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves North Aurora. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, North Aurora
Violent, US
Property, North Aurora
Property, US
2016
-41%
+4%
-1%
+15%
2017
+14%
+4%
+9%
+12%
2018
-0%
+0%
+2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+21%
+4%
-26%
-8%
2021
+1%
+6%
-31%
-10%
2022
+10%
+5%
-33%
-6%
2023
+1%
+2%
-24%
-7%
2024
-6%
-4%
-37%
-15%
Crime rates and types in North Aurora
CrimeGrade™ estimates North Aurora has about 21 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 44% less than the US as a whole and 51% 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.
Theft is the most common crime in North Aurora, about 40% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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 North Aurora compares with nearby cities
North Aurora has more crime than 5 of its 8 nearest cities. Sugar Grove and Mooseheart have the least crime nearby.
Parking lots, empty homes and walkability in North Aurora
Two things set North Aurora apart: it has 4.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 2.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with a lot of parking-lot space tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.4.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 94% 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.2.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 89% 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. 98% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (10 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 75% 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.99% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 61% 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.11% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 59% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.37 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 59% 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 North Aurora
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs North Aurora about $560 a year per household, 54% 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 $11 million a year, or $592 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$190,000
$10
Rape
$980,000
$52
Robbery
$98,000
$5
Assault
$1.1 million
$59
Burglary
$170,000
$9
Theft
$810,000
$43
Vehicle theft
$270,000
$14
Arson
$13,000
$1
Vandalism
$370,000
$20
Total
$4.0 million
$212
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 North Aurora 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 North Aurora, IL average a SchoolGrade of B: 46% of students test proficient, against 28% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in North Aurora on SchoolGrade
