Hazel Crest, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hazel Crest, IL Summary

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

  • There were 534 total crimes committed in Hazel Crest the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,156.0 total crimes per 100K people in Hazel Crest.
  • The overall crime rate in Hazel Crest is 78.81% above the national average.
  • Hazel Crest ranks #571 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Hazel Crest ranks #9,052 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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Hazel Crest Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hazel Crest is 4,156.0 per 100,000 people. That's 78.81% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 109.34% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hazel Crest
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 534 4,156.0 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 3 23.3 9.1 6.3
Robbery 24 186.8 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 58 451.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 94 731.6 425.9 369.8
Burglary 33 256.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 250 1,945.7 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 157 1,221.9 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 440 3,424.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Hazel Crest 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 Hazel Crest

94
Violent Crimes
731.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
97.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 94 violent crimes in Hazel Crest in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hazel Crest is 731.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 136.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hazel Crest each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 97.83% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 71.77% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hazel Crest

440
Property Crimes
3,424.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
75.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 440 property crimes in Hazel Crest in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hazel Crest is 3,424.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hazel Crest each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 75.21% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 119.60% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hazel Crest

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1
Homewood, IL 18,634 728 3,906.8 3,719.0 187.8
Hinsdale, IL 17,724 30 169.3 146.7 22.6
Lemont, IL 17,394 92 528.9 477.2 51.7
Country Club Hills, IL 16,448 147 893.7 638.4 255.4
La Grange, IL 15,699 124 789.9 758.0 31.8
Midlothian, IL 13,721 290 2,113.5 1,909.5 204.1
Western Springs, IL 13,175 49 371.9 371.9 0.0

Hazel Crest SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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