Oak Forest, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oak Forest, IL Summary

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

  • There were 125 total crimes committed in Oak Forest the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 461.5 total crimes per 100K people in Oak Forest.
  • The overall crime rate in Oak Forest is -80.14% below the national average.
  • Oak Forest ranks #218 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Oak Forest ranks #1,648 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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Oak Forest Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oak Forest is 461.5 per 100,000 people. That's -80.14% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -76.75% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oak Forest
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 125 461.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 15 55.4 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 92.3 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 48 177.2 425.9 369.8
Burglary 37 136.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 147.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 77 284.3 1,559.4 1,954.4

Oak Forest 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 Oak Forest

48
Violent Crimes
177.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in Oak Forest in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oak Forest is 177.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 564.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oak Forest each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.08% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.39% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oak Forest

77
Property Crimes
284.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-85.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 77 property crimes in Oak Forest in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oak Forest is 284.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 351.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oak Forest each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -85.45% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -81.77% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oak Forest

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Downers Grove, IL 49,070 130 264.9 169.1 95.8
Westmont, IL 24,416 92 376.8 249.8 127.0
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1
Alsip, IL 18,246 572 3,134.9 2,800.6 334.3
Hinsdale, IL 17,724 30 169.3 146.7 22.6
Country Club Hills, IL 16,448 147 893.7 638.4 255.4
La Grange, IL 15,699 124 789.9 758.0 31.8
Midlothian, IL 13,721 290 2,113.5 1,909.5 204.1
Western Springs, IL 13,175 49 371.9 371.9 0.0

Oak Forest SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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