Elmwood Park, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Elmwood Park, IL Summary

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

  • There were 294 total crimes committed in Elmwood Park in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,276.7 total crimes per 100K people in Elmwood Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Elmwood Park is -39.76% below the national average.
  • Elmwood Park ranks #349 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Elmwood Park ranks #5,403 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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Elmwood Park Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elmwood Park is 1,276.7 per 100,000 people. That's -39.76% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -36.30% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elmwood Park
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 294 1,276.7 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 7 30.4 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 26 112.9 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 39 169.4 289.2 359.0
Burglary 42 182.4 290.5 229.0
Larceny 169 733.9 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 44 191.1 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 255 1,107.3 1,715.2 1,760.0

Elmwood Park 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 Elmwood Park

39
Violent Crimes
169.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Elmwood Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elmwood Park is 169.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 590.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elmwood Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.82% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.44% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elmwood Park

255
Property Crimes
1,107.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-37.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 255 property crimes in Elmwood Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elmwood Park is 1,107.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 90.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elmwood Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -37.08% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -35.44% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elmwood Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Oak Park, IL 51,306 2,017 3,931.3 3,607.8 323.5
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
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
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

Elmwood Park SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
3
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