These Are IL's Safest Cities, According To A New Report

ILLINOIS — When choosing a place to raise a family or buy a house, many consider safety among the top priorities. A new report provides some statistics to support this.

SafeWise, a security product review platform, looked at crime statistics for communities in the state to compile its 11th annual Safest Cities report. A total of 234 towns in Illinois met the criteria to be considered for the ranking.

The platform named Campton Hills, a village in Kane County, the safest city in Illinois for the second consecutive year. Pingree Grove and Hawthorne Hills follow suit. In fact, those three cities top the list of safest cities in the United States.

The town that jumped most this year was Deerfield, which ascended 36 spots to land in 19th place.

Concerns about gun violence continue to be a problem in Illinois, especially considering that in 2024, the state had the most mass shootings in the country, according to SafeWise. But despite locals' concerns, fewer Illinois residents experienced violent crimes in the 8 months prior to the survey compared to the previous year — dropping from 23 percent to 14 percent year over year.

SafeWise reported Illinois experienced 36 mass shootings in 2024, down 29 percent (from 51 percent to 36 percent) in 2024. It's the third consecutive year the number has decreased.

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Every safest city in Illinois named by SafeWise reported fewer than one violent crime per 1,000 people, and none have had more than 5.5 property crimes per 1,000 people.

The top three safest cities all reported zero violent crimes so far this year, SafeWise said.

In the age of online shopping and same-day deliveries, residents have concerns about stolen packages. Illinois residents experienced a "slight uptick" — 37 percent in 2025, up from 33 percent the previous year — in package theft. But despite this, fewer Illinoisans worry about it.

These are SafeWise's top 20 safest cities in Illinois for 2025:

1. Campton Hills
2. Pingree Grove
3. Hawthorn Woods
4. Brookfield
5. Gilberts
6. Western Springs
7. Homer Glen
8. La Salle
9. Hampshire
10. Hinsdale
11. Lake in the Hills
12. Manhattan
13. Winfield
14. Mascoutah
15. Island Lake
16. Inverness
17. Wauconda
18. Shorewood
19. Deerfield
20. Sugar Grove

The SafeWise report is based on voluntary, self-reported information that cities and jurisdictions across the country report through the FBI Summary Reporting System (SRS) and National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). For the 2025 reporting year, the most recent FBI data was released in October 2024 for crimes reported in 2023.