Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Des Plaines has a violent crime rate of 95 per 100,000 residents, 75% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 50.8 per 100,000, robbery at 22.0, rape at 18.6. The murder rate is 3.4 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,101 per 100,000, 44% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 932, burglary at 112, vehicle theft at 58 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 55 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Des Plaines receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Des Plaines vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)