Highland Park, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Highland Park, IL Summary

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

  • There were 372 total crimes committed in Highland Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,232.9 total crimes per 100K people in Highland Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Highland Park is -46.95% below the national average.
  • Highland Park ranks #404 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Highland Park ranks #4,497 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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Highland Park Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Highland Park is 1,232.9 per 100,000 people. That's -46.95% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -37.90% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Highland Park
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 372 1,232.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 2 6.6 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3 9.9 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 33.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 20 66.3 425.9 369.8
Burglary 61 202.2 246.4 269.8
Larceny 277 918.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 46.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 352 1,166.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Highland 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 Highland Park

20
Violent Crimes
66.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Highland Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Highland Park is 66.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,508.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Highland Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.08% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -84.44% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Highland Park

352
Property Crimes
1,166.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-40.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 352 property crimes in Highland Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Highland Park is 1,166.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 85.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Highland Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -40.31% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.19% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Highland Park

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
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
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Lake Zurich, IL 19,571 261 1,333.6 1,277.4 56.2
Lake Forest, IL 19,201 132 687.5 671.8 15.6
Deerfield, IL 18,981 187 985.2 948.3 36.9
Winnetka, IL 12,277 102 830.8 765.7 65.2

Highland Park SnackAbility

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