Crime Score for DeKalb County, IL
County FIPS 17037 · Illinois · June 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Higher crime than 40.32% of US counties
National rank
#7,233
of 735 scored counties
Illinois rank
#707
in state
Score index
53.3
crime intensity
Scored ZIPs
9
in this county
DeKalb County in Illinois scored in the 40.3th percentile for reported crime among US counties in June 2026. That is a Below Average rating, below the national midpoint for reported crime. It ranks #7,233 nationally and #707 in Illinois.
Within the county, 9 ZIP codes have published scores. Their median is the 66.9th percentile; the highest is 60115 at 78.81 and the lowest is 60178 at 20.43. A county score summarises the whole area, so a ZIP inside it can sit well above or below it.
ZIP codes in DeKalb County, ranked
Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.