Richton Park, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Richton Park, IL Summary

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

  • There were 85 total crimes committed in Richton Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 641.5 total crimes per 100K people in Richton Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Richton Park is -72.40% below the national average.
  • Richton Park ranks #272 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Richton Park ranks #2,390 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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Richton Park Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richton Park is 641.5 per 100,000 people. That's -72.40% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -67.69% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richton Park
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 85 641.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 7.5 9.1 6.3
Robbery 8 60.4 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 188.7 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 39 294.3 425.9 369.8
Burglary 14 105.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 32 241.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 46 347.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Richton Park 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 Richton Park

39
Violent Crimes
294.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-20.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Richton Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richton Park is 294.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 339.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richton Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -20.41% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -30.89% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richton Park

46
Property Crimes
347.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-82.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 46 property crimes in Richton Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richton Park is 347.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 288.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richton Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -82.24% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.74% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richton Park

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
Park Forest, IL 20,896 352 1,684.5 1,373.5 311.1
Frankfort, IL 20,666 154 745.2 701.6 43.5
Mokena, IL 19,829 166 837.2 781.7 55.5
Matteson, IL 19,494 326 1,672.3 723.3 949.0
Lemont, IL 17,394 92 528.9 477.2 51.7
Palos Heights, IL 11,602 108 930.9 861.9 69.0

Richton Park SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
3
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