Batavia, IL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$3.06 million

Cost of Crime™ for Batavia, IL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $289 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Batavia with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Batavia against the average US city, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Batavia sits in the 88th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 88% of cities and behind 12%. The grade covers only Batavia's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Batavia is 1.611 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 503 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 757 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Batavia, IL report the most violent crime, about 8 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Batavia, IL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Batavia is projected at $3,061,643 for 2025, about $109 per resident and $289 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 17.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Batavia Compared to Other Cities?

Batavia, IL:	$109
East St. Louis, IL:	$693
Glen Carbon, IL:	$84
Illinois:	$240
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $109 per resident each year in Batavia, which is $149 less than the national average and $131 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Batavia:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $693 per person, which is $584 more than in Batavia.
In Glen Carbon, IL, crime costs $84 per person, which is $26 less than in Batavia

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Batavia, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Batavia	Cost per Batavia Resident
Murder	$1.07 million	$38
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.28 million	$46
Robbery	$420,837	$15
Assault	$289,048	$10
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,061,643	$109

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Batavia, IL

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Batavia totals $13,565,118 ($484 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $16,626,761 ($593 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Batavia, IL, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Batavia Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Batavia residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.3593
Robbery	0.4776
Rape	0.7539
Murder	0.0203
Total Violent Crime	1.611 (A)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Batavia is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Batavia.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
North Aurora, IL	B	A-	B
Geneva, IL	B	A-	B-
Mooseheart, IL	A-	A-	B+
Wayne Center, IL	D-	C-	D-
Lafox, IL	A	B	A+
St. Charles, IL	B+	A-	B+
Eola, IL	C+	B	C
Aurora, IL	C+	B	C
Warrenville, IL	B	A-	B
West Chicago, IL	B	B+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Batavia is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Norco, CA	C-	C-	C-
East Lake-Orient Park, FL	C	D+	D+
Glen Cove, NY	C+	C-	C-
Gulf Breeze, FL	A+	A-	A-
Hackettstown, NJ	A	A+	A+
Haymarket, VA	A	A+	A+
Hermiston, OR	C-	C	C
Highland Park, IL	B-	B+	B+
Hillsborough, NC	D+	C-	C-
Ilchester, MD	B	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, Batavia is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

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