Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Des Plaines has a violent crime rate of 128 per 100,000 residents, 66% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 80.4 per 100,000, robbery at 24.5, rape at 21.0. The murder rate is 1.8 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,162 per 100,000, 41% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 619, burglary at 418, vehicle theft at 122 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)