Lincolnwood, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lincolnwood, IL Summary

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

  • There were 48 total crimes committed in Lincolnwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 393.2 total crimes per 100K people in Lincolnwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Lincolnwood is -83.08% below the national average.
  • Lincolnwood ranks #194 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Lincolnwood ranks #1,408 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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Lincolnwood Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lincolnwood is 393.2 per 100,000 people. That's -83.08% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -80.19% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lincolnwood
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 48 393.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 4 32.8 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 41.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 9 73.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 23 188.4 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 131.1 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 39 319.5 1,559.4 1,954.4

Lincolnwood 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 Lincolnwood

9
Violent Crimes
73.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Lincolnwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lincolnwood is 73.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,356.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lincolnwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.06% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -82.69% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lincolnwood

39
Property Crimes
319.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-83.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 property crimes in Lincolnwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lincolnwood is 319.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 313.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lincolnwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -83.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.51% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lincolnwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Evanston, IL 76,259 2,004 2,627.9 2,450.9 177.0
Skokie, IL 65,185 1,675 2,569.6 2,362.5 207.1
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
Niles, IL 29,784 749 2,514.8 2,410.7 104.1
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8

Lincolnwood SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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