Morton Grove, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Morton Grove, IL Summary

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

  • There were 343 total crimes committed in Morton Grove the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,415.1 total crimes per 100K people in Morton Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Morton Grove is -39.11% below the national average.
  • Morton Grove ranks #432 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Morton Grove ranks #5,075 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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Morton Grove Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Morton Grove is 1,415.1 per 100,000 people. That's -39.11% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.72% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Morton Grove
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 343 1,415.1 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 2 8.3 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 90.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 25 103.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 79 325.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 223 920.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 66.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 318 1,312.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Morton Grove 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 Morton Grove

25
Violent Crimes
103.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Morton Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Morton Grove is 103.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 969.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Morton Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.11% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.78% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Morton Grove

318
Property Crimes
1,312.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 318 property crimes in Morton Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Morton Grove is 1,312.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Morton Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.87% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.86% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Morton Grove

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

Morton Grove SnackAbility

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