Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Elgin has a violent crime rate of 76 per 100,000 residents, 80% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 28.6 per 100,000, robbery at 28.6, rape at 19.1. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 926 per 100,000, 53% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 649, burglary at 239, vehicle theft at 38 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 23 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Elgin receives a safety grade of F.