Buffalo Grove, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Buffalo Grove, IL Summary

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

  • There were 312 total crimes committed in Buffalo Grove in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 737.9 total crimes per 100K people in Buffalo Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Buffalo Grove is -65.18% below the national average.
  • Buffalo Grove ranks #226 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Buffalo Grove ranks #3,332 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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Buffalo Grove Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Buffalo Grove is 737.9 per 100,000 people. That's -65.18% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -63.19% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Buffalo Grove
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 312 737.9 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 2 4.7 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 11.8 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 9 21.3 289.2 359.0
Burglary 49 115.9 290.5 229.0
Larceny 232 548.7 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 22 52.0 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 303 716.6 1,715.2 1,760.0

Buffalo Grove 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 Buffalo Grove

9
Violent Crimes
21.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-94.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Buffalo Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Buffalo Grove is 21.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,698.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Buffalo Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -94.07% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -92.64% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Buffalo Grove

303
Property Crimes
716.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 303 property crimes in Buffalo Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Buffalo Grove is 716.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 139.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Buffalo Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -59.28% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.22% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Buffalo Grove

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arlington Heights, IL 73,545 684 930.0 879.7 50.3
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
Wheeling, IL 37,251 361 969.1 907.4 61.7
Northbrook, IL 33,610 412 1,225.8 1,208.0 17.9
Highland Park, IL 30,311 261 861.1 811.6 49.5
Wilmette, IL 26,685 323 1,210.4 1,187.9 22.5
Vernon Hills, IL 26,629 406 1,524.7 1,464.6 60.1
Lake Zurich, IL 19,650 250 1,272.3 1,211.2 61.1

Buffalo Grove SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
10
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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