Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime and safety in Elgin Township, IL
The grade needs a town’s own FBI figures, and Elgin Township has none for 2023–2025. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Elgin, 1 mile away, graded B−. There are 18 graded towns within 10 miles.
The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin | B− | 1 mi | 2.4 | 9.7 |
| South Elgin | B+ | 2 mi | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| Sleepy Hollow | A+ | 4 mi | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| West Dundee | B | 5 mi | 1.2 | 9.1 |
| East Dundee | C | 6 mi | 1.5 | 24.1 |
| Gilberts | A+ | 6 mi | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Elgin Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Elgin Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
26 people died in crashes on Elgin Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Elgin Township had 23 fatal crashes in five years, in which 26 people died; 6 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists.
That is 5.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below 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.
Elgin Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles Township | — | — | — |
| Plato Township | — | — | — |
| Elgin | B− | 2.4 | 9.7 |
| Dundee Township | — | — | — |
| South Elgin | B+ | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| Hanover Township | — | — | — |
| Rutland Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. St. Charles Township, Plato Township, Dundee Township, Hanover Township and Rutland 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 Elgin Township
Is Elgin Township, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Elgin Township. Elgin Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Illinois towns with a grade are Elgin (B−, 1 mi), South Elgin (B+, 2 mi), Sleepy Hollow (A+, 4 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Elgin 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.