Forest Park, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Forest Park, IL Summary

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

  • There were 554 total crimes committed in Forest Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,032.0 total crimes per 100K people in Forest Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Forest Park is 73.48% above the national average.
  • Forest Park ranks #568 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Forest Park ranks #8,982 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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Forest Park Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Forest Park is 4,032.0 per 100,000 people. That's 73.48% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 103.09% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Forest Park
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 554 4,032.0 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 28 203.8 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 211.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 65 473.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 58 422.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 339 2,467.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 92 669.6 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 489 3,559.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Forest 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 Forest Park

65
Violent Crimes
473.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
27.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 65 violent crimes in Forest Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Forest Park is 473.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 211.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Forest Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 27.93% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 11.07% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Forest Park

489
Property Crimes
3,559.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
82.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 489 property crimes in Forest Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Forest Park is 3,559.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Forest Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 82.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 128.23% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Forest Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cicero, IL 81,492 1,356 1,664.0 1,376.8 287.1
Berwyn, IL 54,654 488 892.9 761.2 131.7
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
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
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

Forest Park SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
4
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