South Elgin, IL Analytics

January recorded 1,579 crime incidents.

December recorded 1,651 crime incidents.

November recorded 1,544 crime incidents.

Theft
Robbery
Burglary
Vandalism
Shooting
Arson
Arrest
Assault
Other
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Crime Types

  • Other: 4,037
  • Theft: 295
  • Assault: 155
  • Vandalism: 133
  • Arrest: 119
  • Burglary: 29
  • Robbery: 4
  • Shooting: 1
  • Arson: 1

Crime by Month

In the past three months, December had the most number of crimes in South Elgin, Illinois.

December had about 1% more crime than November, with December producing 107 more crimes than November.

December had about 1% more crime than January, with December producing 72 more crimes than January.

Most Committed Crimes in South Elgin, Illinois

Over the past three months, Theft was the most committed crime overall making up about 6% of crime in South Elgin, Illinois.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 99% of violent crime in South Elgin, Illinois.

The most committed property crime was Theft, making up about 91% of property crime in South Elgin, Illinois.

Reported Shootings in South Elgin, Illinois

We recorded 1 shootings over a three month period in South Elgin, Illinois. That's an average of about 0.333 shootings per month. December saw the most shootings with 1, followed by January with 0 shootings, and November with 0 shootings.

Disclaimer: SpotCrime pulls from multiple sources including news reported incidents. A majority of the crime incidents are directly from local police agencies. Occasionally, there may be duplicate crimes. The status of the crime is subject to change.

We are not the FBI. These are not official FBI numbers.

Data is based on a radius around the center point of South Elgin. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.