Carol Stream is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (89%) and also has a lower crime rate than 85% of the communities in Illinois, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Carol Stream is one in 449 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Carol Stream, and we found that the crime rate in Carol Stream is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Carol Stream 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 Carol Stream 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 Carol Stream.

For Carol Stream, 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 Carol Stream than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1116, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Carol Stream compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Carol Stream is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Carol Stream is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.