Oswego Named To Top 50 Safest Illinois Communities

OSWEGO, IL — Oswego is among the top 50 safest communities in Illinois, according to a new study. The village came in as the 48th safest community in the state.

The new study comes from Security Baron, which looked at 2016 and 2017 FBI crime statistics to determine which Illinois communities are the most crime-free. Security Baron tracked statistics like citizen-to-officer ratio, property crime, violent crime and how each of those crime categories have trended in recent years.

Using those measures, Oswego was given a safety score of 84.98. That's not far off from No. 1-ranked Campton Hills, a small community in the Northwest Suburbs that came in with a score of 91.08. (Mount Prospect is last on the list with a safety score of 84.83.)

With a population of over 35,000, Oswego has a citizen-to-officer ratio of 1.36, according to Security Baron. The village has 0.62 violent crimes per 1,000 residents, and it has 10.01 property crimes per 1,000 residents. Both numbers are trending downward. Nationally, there is an average violent crime rate of 4.39/1,000 people and an average property crime rate of 20.11/1,000 people.

Oswego also has a higher median income than many of the towns on the lower half of the list.

To check out Security Baron's full list and methodology, click here.