Photo: Anonymous · CC BY-SA 4.0Safety in Downers Grove Township: figures, but no grade
Inside a 10-mile circle sit 32 graded neighbors. Downers Grove Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The closest graded town is Darien, 1 mile away, at A−.
The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darien | A− | 1 mi | 0.4 | 8.4 |
| Willowbrook | B− | 2 mi | 1.4 | 14.7 |
| Westmont | B | 3 mi | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| Burr Ridge | A− | 3 mi | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| Clarendon Hills | A | 3 mi | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| Downers Grove | B+ | 4 mi | 0.9 | 8.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Downers Grove Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Downers Grove Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
40 people died in crashes on Downers Grove Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Downers Grove Township had 38 fatal crashes in five years, in which 40 people died; 11 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 9 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 5.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Illinois towns of 100,000+ people (6.1, 28 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Downers Grove Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemont Township | — | — | — |
| York Township | — | — | — |
| Lisle Township | — | — | — |
| Willow Springs | A | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Downers Grove | B+ | 0.9 | 8.3 |
| Lyons Township | — | — | — |
| Lemont | A− | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| Oak Brook | D− | 0.7 | 63.7 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lemont Township, York Township, Lisle Township and Lyons Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Downers Grove Township
Is Downers Grove Township, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Downers Grove Township. The nearest Illinois towns with a grade are Darien (A−, 1 mi), Willowbrook (B−, 2 mi), Westmont (B, 3 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Downers Grove Township.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.