Bellwood, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bellwood, IL Summary

Crime in Bellwood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bellwood over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bellwood:

  • There were 265 total crimes committed in Bellwood in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,503.7 total crimes per 100K people in Bellwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Bellwood is -29.04% below the national average.
  • Bellwood ranks #371 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Bellwood ranks #6,044 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Bellwood Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bellwood is 1,503.7 per 100,000 people. That's -29.04% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -24.98% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bellwood
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 265 1,503.7 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 2 11.3 5.8 5.0
Robbery 18 102.1 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 30 170.2 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 54 306.4 289.2 359.0
Burglary 50 283.7 290.5 229.0
Larceny 112 635.5 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 49 278.0 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 211 1,197.3 1,715.2 1,760.0

Bellwood Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Bellwood

54
Violent Crimes
306.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-14.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in Bellwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bellwood is 306.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 326.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bellwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -14.65% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.96% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bellwood

211
Property Crimes
1,197.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 211 property crimes in Bellwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bellwood is 1,197.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bellwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.97% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.19% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bellwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Glenview, IL 46,371 631 1,360.8 1,209.8 151.0
Elmhurst, IL 45,206 399 882.6 822.9 59.7
Park Ridge, IL 37,379 353 944.4 848.1 96.3
Northbrook, IL 33,610 412 1,225.8 1,208.0 17.9
Glen Ellyn, IL 28,175 177 628.2 578.5 49.7
Wilmette, IL 26,685 323 1,210.4 1,187.9 22.5
Melrose Park, IL 23,327 484 2,074.8 1,770.5 304.4
Maywood, IL 23,055 384 1,665.6 724.4 941.2
Deerfield, IL 18,795 195 1,037.5 1,010.9 26.6
Hinsdale, IL 17,272 93 538.4 492.1 46.3

Bellwood SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
5
Commute
6
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