Elmhurst Nationally Ranked as One of the Safest U.S. Cities to Live in This Year

According to recent numbers calculated by NeighborhoodScout.com in its annual “Safest/Most Dangerous Cities” roundup, Elmhurst is one of the best American cities to live in this year.

NeighborhoodScout compiles its list of the 100 safest and most dangerous cities of the year through analysis of FBI crime data and population, it states on its website. Cities that qualified for analysis had 25,000 or more people, and NeighborhoodScout looked into crimes like rape, murder, burglary, theft, car theft, armed robbery and aggravated assault.

While 19 Illinois cities scored spots on the “safest” list, Elmhurst came in at number 82. Five places in Illinois, though, were ranked as the “most dangerous,” including the number one dangerous city in the country, East St. Louis.

According to NeighborhoodScout, Elmhurst is safer than 66 percent of U.S. cities. Annual crimes tally up to 500, with 487 property crimes and just 13 violent crimes reported in a year. Broken down, those incidents are rape (3), robbery (4) and assault (6).

NeighborhoodScout also ranked the safest Elmhurst neighborhoods, in this order:

• 1. West Saint Charles Road/South Cottage Hill Avenue
• 2. South Spring Road/West Vallette Street
• 3. East Butterfield Road/South Poplar Avenue
• 4. East North Avenue/North Willow Road
• 5. West Butterfield Road/South Prospect Avenue
• 6. West North Avenue/North West Avenue
• 7. Grand Avenue/County Line Road
• 8. West Saint Charles Road/South Il
• 9. City Center/Elmhurst College
• 10. Grand Avenue

For more information about the city, including school data and appreciation rates, visit NeighborhoodScout here.

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