Photo: Mythicmeadows · CC BY 3.0Reported crime per resident in Montgomery rose 52% from 2023 to 2025
Its letter overall is B (#183 of 339 graded towns in Illinois): less crime per resident than 61% of U.S. towns, from crimes its police reported through 2023 to 2025. Add to that, recorded violent crimes ran at 1.2 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 9.4, against 3.1 and 18.8 in the rest of Illinois. Among its 3 neighbors with figures, 2 record less crime per resident.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of IL” is every other Illinois city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Montgomery
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 4 Illinois towns on Montgomery’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Oswego (A−), Yorkville (A−), Aurora (C+). Boulder Hill is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Among Illinois towns, closer to the middle
Illinois’ cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Montgomery’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 46% of the 339 Illinois towns we grade, against 61% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Montgomery’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Montgomery property | Rest of Illinois property | Montgomery violent | Rest of Illinois violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.8 | 20.5 | 1.9 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 19.6 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 9.1 | 19.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 11.5 | 17.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Illinois.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Montgomery | Rest of Illinois | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Montgomery’s police reported 80 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.2 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.1 in the rest of Illinois and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Montgomery per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
291 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
33 violent and 258 property, as reported to the FBI by Montgomery’s police.
Eight people died in crashes on Montgomery’s roads in 2019–2023
Montgomery had 7 fatal crashes in five years, in which eight people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is about what is typical for Illinois towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (6.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Montgomery’s size would see about 7 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Montgomery’s own rate (7.4) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Montgomery and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | B | 1.2 | 9.4 |
| Aurora | C+ | 2.7 | 11.4 |
| Oswego | A− | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| Boulder Hill | — | — | — |
| Yorkville | A− | 0.8 | 4.7 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Boulder Hill is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
Illinois towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | B | 1.2 | 9.4 |
| Darien | A− | 0.4 | 8.4 |
| Villa Park | B− | 1.6 | 12.9 |
| East Peoria | C− | 2.9 | 26.3 |
| Blue Island | C− | 3.9 | 25.8 |
| Carbondale | D− | 9.2 | 31.4 |
The five graded Illinois towns closest to Montgomery’s population (21,978), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of Montgomery. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Montgomery’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (22,357 in 2025); our figure for Montgomery is 21,978 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Montgomery
Is Montgomery, IL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Montgomery reports less crime per resident than 61% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #183 of 339 in Illinois. Its police reported 1.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.1 in the rest of Illinois and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Montgomery?
1.2 violent and 9.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Illinois reports 3.1 and 18.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Montgomery safer than Aurora?
Aurora reports more crime per resident than Montgomery: Aurora grades C+ for safety and Montgomery B. Aurora’s police reported 2.7 violent and 11.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Montgomery?
Montgomery’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Montgomery”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.