Northbrook, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Northbrook, IL Summary

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

  • There were 76 total crimes committed in Northbrook the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 230.8 total crimes per 100K people in Northbrook.
  • The overall crime rate in Northbrook is -90.07% below the national average.
  • Northbrook ranks #113 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Northbrook ranks #874 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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Northbrook Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Northbrook is 230.8 per 100,000 people. That's -90.07% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -88.37% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Northbrook
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 76 230.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3 9.1 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 15.2 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 10 30.4 425.9 369.8
Burglary 48 145.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 54.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 66 200.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Northbrook 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 Northbrook

10
Violent Crimes
30.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-91.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Northbrook in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Northbrook is 30.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,292.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Northbrook each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -91.79% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -92.87% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Northbrook

66
Property Crimes
200.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-89.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 property crimes in Northbrook in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Northbrook is 200.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 498.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Northbrook each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -89.74% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -87.15% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Northbrook

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
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
Wheeling, IL 37,790 426 1,127.3 960.6 166.7
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
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
Lake Zurich, IL 19,571 261 1,333.6 1,277.4 56.2
Deerfield, IL 18,981 187 985.2 948.3 36.9

Northbrook SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
9.5
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
5
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