Crime & Safety

Bolingbrook's Crime Rate Compared with its Neighbors

Bolingbrook's 2011 crimes and crime rate compared with those of Naperville, Romeoville, Plainfield, Lemont, Woodridge and Aurora.

Bolingbrook’s crime rate dropped for the fourth straight year, according to crime statistics recently released by the FBI.

Once riddled with a 25.09 crime rate in 2001, the village has seen its rate decrease to 18.86 in 2011. Full data of crimes is below. 

The crime rate is the number of violent crimes that occur per 1,000 residents and is calculated by dividing the village’s total population by number of violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery, assault), property crimes (burglary, larceny, car theft) and arson.

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Here's how Bolingbrook's 2011 crime rate compares with neighboring communities:

Crime Bolingbrook Naperville Romeoville Plainfield Lemont Woodridge Aurora Murder 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 Rape 25 4 2 1 1 9 58 Robbery 49 24 7 5 1 6 158 Battery 86 82 13 16 1 21 418 Burglary 261 300 119 90 15 65 947 Theft 915 1,768 624 389 118 417 2,740 Vehicle Theft 45 42 21 11 4 24 134 Arson 6 8 0 5 7 2 20 TOTAL 1388 2230 786 517 147 546 4477 Population 73,587 142,280 39,799 39,700 16,048 33,070 198,495 Crime Rate 18.86 15.67 19.75 13 9 16.5 22.55

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