Franklin Park, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Franklin Park, IL Summary

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

  • There were 279 total crimes committed in Franklin Park in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,576.4 total crimes per 100K people in Franklin Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Franklin Park is -25.62% below the national average.
  • Franklin Park ranks #381 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Franklin Park ranks #6,243 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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Franklin Park Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Franklin Park is 1,576.4 per 100,000 people. That's -25.62% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -21.35% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Franklin Park
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 279 1,576.4 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 8 45.2 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 15 84.8 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 31 175.2 289.2 359.0
Burglary 96 542.4 290.5 229.0
Larceny 113 638.5 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 39 220.4 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 248 1,401.2 1,715.2 1,760.0

Franklin 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 Franklin Park

31
Violent Crimes
175.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Franklin Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Franklin Park is 175.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 570.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Franklin Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.21% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.43% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Franklin Park

248
Property Crimes
1,401.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 248 property crimes in Franklin Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Franklin Park is 1,401.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Franklin Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -20.39% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.31% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Franklin Park

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
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
Elmwood Park, IL 23,028 294 1,276.7 1,107.3 169.4
Deerfield, IL 18,795 195 1,037.5 1,010.9 26.6

Franklin Park SnackAbility

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