Buffalo Grove, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Buffalo Grove, IL Summary

Crime in Buffalo Grove research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Buffalo Grove 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 Buffalo Grove:

  • There were 276 total crimes committed in Buffalo Grove the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 649.9 total crimes per 100K people in Buffalo Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Buffalo Grove is -72.04% below the national average.
  • Buffalo Grove ranks #274 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Buffalo Grove ranks #2,436 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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Buffalo Grove Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Buffalo Grove is 649.9 per 100,000 people. That's -72.04% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -67.26% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Buffalo Grove
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 276 649.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 4 9.4 9.1 6.3
Robbery 4 9.4 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 14.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 16 37.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 29 68.3 246.4 269.8
Larceny 216 508.6 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 35.3 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 260 612.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Buffalo Grove 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 Buffalo Grove

16
Violent Crimes
37.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Buffalo Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Buffalo Grove is 37.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,654.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Buffalo Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.81% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -91.15% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Buffalo Grove

260
Property Crimes
612.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-68.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 260 property crimes in Buffalo Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Buffalo Grove is 612.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 163.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Buffalo Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -68.67% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.74% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Buffalo Grove

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arlington Heights, IL 74,648 857 1,148.1 1,075.7 72.3
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Wheeling, IL 37,790 426 1,127.3 960.6 166.7
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Highland Park, IL 30,173 372 1,232.9 1,166.6 66.3
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Vernon Hills, IL 26,717 366 1,369.9 1,265.1 104.8
Lake Zurich, IL 19,571 261 1,333.6 1,277.4 56.2

Buffalo Grove SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
10
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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