Wood Dale, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wood Dale, IL Summary

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

  • There were 37 total crimes committed in Wood Dale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 272.3 total crimes per 100K people in Wood Dale.
  • The overall crime rate in Wood Dale is -88.28% below the national average.
  • Wood Dale ranks #135 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Wood Dale ranks #977 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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Wood Dale Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wood Dale is 272.3 per 100,000 people. That's -88.28% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -86.28% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wood Dale
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 37 272.3 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 4 29.4 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 58.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 16 117.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 12 88.3 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 66.2 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 21 154.5 1,559.4 1,954.4

Wood Dale 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 Wood Dale

16
Violent Crimes
117.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Wood Dale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wood Dale is 117.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 849.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wood Dale each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.16% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -72.35% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wood Dale

21
Property Crimes
154.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-92.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 property crimes in Wood Dale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wood Dale is 154.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 647.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wood Dale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -92.09% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -90.09% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wood Dale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Addison, IL 36,411 160 439.4 260.9 178.5
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
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Roselle, IL 22,431 44 196.2 133.7 62.4
Villa Park, IL 21,752 346 1,590.7 1,475.7 114.9

Wood Dale SnackAbility

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