What is the crime rate in Des Plaines, IL?
In 2025, the Des Plaines Police Department reported 62 violent crimes and 464 property crimes to the FBI.
That is 106 violent and 794 property crimes per 100,000 of the 58,435 residents it serves.
Across Illinois the rates were 258 and 1,556.
Nationally they were 330 and 1,552.
Figures last updated on .
- Violent per 100,000
- 106
- Property per 100,000
- 794
- Violent crimes
- 62
- Property crimes
- 464
Crime reported by the Des Plaines Police Department, 2023 to 2025
| Year | Violent crimes | Violent per 100,000 | Property crimes | Property per 100,000 | Residents served |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 82 | 142 | 521 | 903 | 57,672 |
| 2024 | 73 | 128 | 665 | 1,162 | 57,218 |
| 2025 | 62 | 106 | 464 | 794 | 58,435 |
Violent crimes reported went from 82 in 2023 to 62 in 2025.
Property crimes reported went from 521 in 2023 to 464 in 2025.
In a small town a handful of incidents moves these numbers a long way, so one year’s change says little on its own.
Des Plaines against Illinois and the nation
| Violent crime | Property crime | |
|---|---|---|
| Des Plaines | 106 | 794 |
| Cook County | 294 | 2,162 |
| Illinois | 258 | 1,556 |
| United States | 330 | 1,552 |
These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.
Crime reported in places near Des Plaines, 2025
| Place | Distance | Violent per 100,000 | Property per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Plaines | — | 106 | 794 |
| Mount Prospect | 2.8 mi | 56 | 796 |
| Park Ridge | 3.3 mi | 29 | 683 |
| Rosemont | 3.5 mi | 185 | 1,872 |
| Niles | 4.7 mi | 37 | 1,905 |
| Prospect Heights | 5.0 mi | 45 | 543 |
| Elk Grove Village | 5.1 mi | 108 | 1,342 |
| Glenview | 5.2 mi | 91 | 962 |
| Bensenville | 5.7 mi | 48 | 941 |
Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.
How to read these numbers
These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.
Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.
A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.
The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.
A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.
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Questions about Des Plaines
What is the crime rate in Des Plaines?
In 2025, the Des Plaines Police Department reported 106 violent crimes and 794 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
How many crimes were reported in Des Plaines in 2025?
In 2025, the Des Plaines Police Department reported 62 violent crimes and 464 property crimes to the FBI.
Has crime gone up or down in Des Plaines?
Violent crimes reported went from 82 in 2023 to 62 in 2025.
Property crimes reported went from 521 in 2023 to 464 in 2025.
Where do these crime figures come from?
From the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: each police department reports the offenses known to it every month, and the FBI publishes them in its Crime Data Explorer.
Sources
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Des Plaines Police Department (ORI IL0162500)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .
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