According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Bloomingdale is safer than 90% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Illinois, only on the order of 14% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Bloomingdale. If you live in Bloomingdale, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 475. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Bloomingdale, and we found that the crime rate in Bloomingdale is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Bloomingdale is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Bloomingdale does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Bloomingdale.

For Bloomingdale, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Bloomingdale than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2029, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Bloomingdale compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Bloomingdale is just 2 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Bloomingdale is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.