Niles, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Niles, IL Summary

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

  • There were 749 total crimes committed in Niles the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,514.8 total crimes per 100K people in Niles.
  • The overall crime rate in Niles is 8.20% above the national average.
  • Niles ranks #522 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Niles ranks #7,504 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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Niles Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Niles is 2,514.8 per 100,000 people. That's 8.20% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 26.67% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Niles
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 749 2,514.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 7 23.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 60.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 31 104.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 78 261.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 605 2,031.3 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 35 117.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 718 2,410.7 1,559.4 1,954.4

Niles 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 Niles

31
Violent Crimes
104.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Niles in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Niles is 104.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 960.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Niles each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.85% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.56% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Niles

718
Property Crimes
2,410.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
23.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 718 property crimes in Niles in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Niles is 2,410.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Niles each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 23.35% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 54.59% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Niles

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Skokie, IL 65,185 1,675 2,569.6 2,362.5 207.1
Des Plaines, IL 58,425 777 1,329.9 1,211.8 118.1
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
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Morton Grove, IL 24,238 343 1,415.1 1,312.0 103.1

Niles SnackAbility

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