Crest Hill, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Crest Hill, IL Summary

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

  • There were 268 total crimes committed in Crest Hill the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,326.9 total crimes per 100K people in Crest Hill.
  • The overall crime rate in Crest Hill is -42.91% below the national average.
  • Crest Hill ranks #417 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Crest Hill ranks #4,801 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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Crest Hill Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Crest Hill is 1,326.9 per 100,000 people. That's -42.91% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.16% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Crest Hill
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 268 1,326.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 7 34.7 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 143.6 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 53 262.4 425.9 369.8
Burglary 23 113.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 160 792.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 32 158.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 215 1,064.5 1,559.4 1,954.4

Crest Hill 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 Crest Hill

53
Violent Crimes
262.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-29.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 53 violent crimes in Crest Hill in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Crest Hill is 262.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 381.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Crest Hill each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -29.04% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -38.39% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Crest Hill

215
Property Crimes
1,064.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 215 property crimes in Crest Hill in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Crest Hill is 1,064.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 93.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Crest Hill each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.53% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -31.73% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Crest Hill

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Joliet, IL 150,545 2,304 1,530.4 1,019.0 511.5
Naperville, IL 148,929 1,290 866.2 813.8 52.4
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
Downers Grove, IL 49,070 130 264.9 169.1 95.8
Plainfield, IL 46,004 348 756.5 676.0 80.4
Romeoville, IL 41,069 410 998.3 849.8 148.5
Lockport, IL 26,079 170 651.9 598.2 53.7
Lisle, IL 23,506 134 570.1 531.8 38.3
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1

Crest Hill SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
6
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