Northfield, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Northfield, IL Summary

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

  • There were 67 total crimes committed in Northfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,210.7 total crimes per 100K people in Northfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Northfield is -47.91% below the national average.
  • Northfield ranks #401 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Northfield ranks #4,431 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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Northfield Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Northfield is 1,210.7 per 100,000 people. That's -47.91% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.02% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Northfield
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 67 1,210.7 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 1 18.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 18 325.3 246.4 269.8
Larceny 43 777.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 90.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 66 1,192.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Northfield 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 Northfield

1
Violent Crimes
18.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-95.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Northfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Northfield is 18.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 5,534.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Northfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -95.11% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -95.76% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Northfield

66
Property Crimes
1,192.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 property crimes in Northfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Northfield is 1,192.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Northfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.98% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.52% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Northfield

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
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, IL 24,238 343 1,415.1 1,312.0 103.1

Northfield SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
10/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
7
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
4
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