Matteson, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Matteson, IL Summary

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

  • There were 326 total crimes committed in Matteson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,672.3 total crimes per 100K people in Matteson.
  • The overall crime rate in Matteson is -28.05% below the national average.
  • Matteson ranks #468 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Matteson ranks #5,790 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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Matteson Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Matteson is 1,672.3 per 100,000 people. That's -28.05% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.76% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Matteson
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 326 1,672.3 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.1 9.1 6.3
Robbery 7 35.9 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 170 872.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 185 949.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 50 256.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 89 456.6 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 141 723.3 1,559.4 1,954.4

Matteson 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 Matteson

185
Violent Crimes
949.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
156.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 185 violent crimes in Matteson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Matteson is 949.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 105.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Matteson each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 156.63% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 122.82% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Matteson

141
Property Crimes
723.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 141 property crimes in Matteson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Matteson is 723.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 138.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Matteson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.99% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.62% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Matteson

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
Oak Forest, IL 27,084 125 461.5 284.3 177.2
Park Forest, IL 20,896 352 1,684.5 1,373.5 311.1
Frankfort, IL 20,666 154 745.2 701.6 43.5
Lemont, IL 17,394 92 528.9 477.2 51.7
Country Club Hills, IL 16,448 147 893.7 638.4 255.4
Richton Park, IL 13,250 85 641.5 347.2 294.3
Hazel Crest, IL 12,849 534 4,156.0 3,424.4 731.6
Palos Heights, IL 11,602 108 930.9 861.9 69.0

Matteson SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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