Elmwood Park, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elmwood Park, IL Summary

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

  • There were 317 total crimes committed in Elmwood Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,349.8 total crimes per 100K people in Elmwood Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Elmwood Park is -41.92% below the national average.
  • Elmwood Park ranks #423 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Elmwood Park ranks #4,876 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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Elmwood Park Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elmwood Park is 1,349.8 per 100,000 people. That's -41.92% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.01% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elmwood Park
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 317 1,349.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 12 51.1 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 59.6 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 33 140.5 425.9 369.8
Burglary 44 187.4 246.4 269.8
Larceny 203 864.4 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 37 157.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 284 1,209.3 1,559.4 1,954.4

Elmwood Park 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 Elmwood Park

33
Violent Crimes
140.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 33 violent crimes in Elmwood Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elmwood Park is 140.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 711.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elmwood Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -67.01% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elmwood Park

284
Property Crimes
1,209.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 284 property crimes in Elmwood Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elmwood Park is 1,209.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 82.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elmwood Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.13% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.45% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elmwood Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Oak Park, IL 52,152 1,742 3,340.2 3,012.3 327.9
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
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
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

Elmwood Park SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
3
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