Berkeley, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Berkeley, IL Summary

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

  • There were 35 total crimes committed in Berkeley in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 697.9 total crimes per 100K people in Berkeley.
  • The overall crime rate in Berkeley is -67.07% below the national average.
  • Berkeley ranks #210 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Berkeley ranks #3,144 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.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Berkeley Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Berkeley is 697.9 per 100,000 people. That's -67.07% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -65.18% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Berkeley
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 35 697.9 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 59.8 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 4 79.8 289.2 359.0
Burglary 11 219.3 290.5 229.0
Larceny 17 339.0 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 59.8 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 31 618.1 1,715.2 1,760.0

Berkeley 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 Berkeley

4
Violent Crimes
79.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Berkeley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Berkeley is 79.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,253.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Berkeley each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.78% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.42% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Berkeley

31
Property Crimes
618.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-64.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 property crimes in Berkeley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Berkeley is 618.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 161.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Berkeley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -64.88% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.96% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Berkeley

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
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,283 312 737.9 716.6 21.3
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
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
Villa Park, IL 21,570 377 1,747.8 1,567.0 180.8
Deerfield, IL 18,795 195 1,037.5 1,010.9 26.6

Berkeley SnackAbility

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