Park Forest, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Park Forest, IL Summary

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

  • There were 352 total crimes committed in Park Forest the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,684.5 total crimes per 100K people in Park Forest.
  • The overall crime rate in Park Forest is -27.52% below the national average.
  • Park Forest ranks #469 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Park Forest ranks #5,817 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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Park Forest Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Park Forest is 1,684.5 per 100,000 people. That's -27.52% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.15% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Park Forest
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 352 1,684.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 4 19.1 9.1 6.3
Robbery 17 81.4 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 172.3 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 65 311.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 26 124.4 246.4 269.8
Larceny 171 818.3 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 90 430.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 287 1,373.5 1,559.4 1,954.4

Park 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 Park Forest

65
Violent Crimes
311.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-15.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 65 violent crimes in Park Forest in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Park Forest is 311.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 321.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Park Forest each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -15.88% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -26.97% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Park Forest

287
Property Crimes
1,373.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 287 property crimes in Park Forest in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Park Forest is 1,373.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Park Forest each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.72% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -11.92% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Park Forest

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Oak Forest, IL 27,084 125 461.5 284.3 177.2
Chicago Heights, IL 26,393 1,206 4,569.4 2,667.4 1,902.0
Homer Glen, IL 24,524 103 420.0 375.1 44.9
Mokena, IL 19,829 166 837.2 781.7 55.5
Matteson, IL 19,494 326 1,672.3 723.3 949.0
Homewood, IL 18,634 728 3,906.8 3,719.0 187.8
Palos Hills, IL 17,790 94 528.4 460.9 67.5
Richton Park, IL 13,250 85 641.5 347.2 294.3

Park Forest SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
4
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