Rolling Meadows, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rolling Meadows, IL Summary

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

  • There were 381 total crimes committed in Rolling Meadows the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,624.5 total crimes per 100K people in Rolling Meadows.
  • The overall crime rate in Rolling Meadows is -30.10% below the national average.
  • Rolling Meadows ranks #457 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Rolling Meadows ranks #5,663 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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Rolling Meadows Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rolling Meadows is 1,624.5 per 100,000 people. That's -30.10% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -18.17% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rolling Meadows
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 381 1,624.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 4 17.1 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 110.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 37 157.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 51 217.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 267 1,138.4 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 26 110.9 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 344 1,466.8 1,559.4 1,954.4

Rolling Meadows 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 Rolling Meadows

37
Violent Crimes
157.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 violent crimes in Rolling Meadows in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rolling Meadows is 157.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 633.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rolling Meadows each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.34% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -62.96% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rolling Meadows

344
Property Crimes
1,466.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-24.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 344 property crimes in Rolling Meadows in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rolling Meadows is 1,466.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rolling Meadows each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -24.95% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.94% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rolling Meadows

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Schaumburg, IL 75,745 1,682 2,220.6 2,129.5 91.1
Arlington Heights, IL 74,648 857 1,148.1 1,075.7 72.3
Palatine, IL 65,078 585 898.9 789.8 109.1
Mount Prospect, IL 54,477 555 1,018.8 949.0 69.8
Hoffman Estates, IL 50,385 530 1,051.9 952.7 99.2
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

Rolling Meadows SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
7
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