Bellwood, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bellwood, IL Summary

Crime in Bellwood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bellwood over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bellwood:

  • There were 372 total crimes committed in Bellwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,069.9 total crimes per 100K people in Bellwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Bellwood is -10.94% below the national average.
  • Bellwood ranks #497 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Bellwood ranks #6,680 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bellwood Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bellwood is 2,069.9 per 100,000 people. That's -10.94% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 4.26% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bellwood
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 372 2,069.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.6 9.1 6.3
Robbery 17 94.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 43 239.3 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 64 356.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 32 178.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 174 968.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 102 567.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 308 1,713.8 1,559.4 1,954.4

Bellwood Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bellwood

64
Violent Crimes
356.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-3.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 64 violent crimes in Bellwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bellwood is 356.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 280.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bellwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -3.70% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -16.39% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bellwood

308
Property Crimes
1,713.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 308 property crimes in Bellwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bellwood is 1,713.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bellwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.31% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.90% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bellwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Melrose Park, IL 23,739 474 1,996.7 1,706.1 290.7
Maywood, IL 23,055 384 1,665.6 724.4 941.2
Deerfield, IL 18,981 187 985.2 948.3 36.9
Hinsdale, IL 17,724 30 169.3 146.7 22.6

Bellwood SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
5
Commute
6
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