Harwood Heights, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Harwood Heights, IL Summary

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

  • There were 25 total crimes committed in Harwood Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 301.1 total crimes per 100K people in Harwood Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Harwood Heights is -87.04% below the national average.
  • Harwood Heights ranks #151 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Harwood Heights ranks #1,082 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Harwood Heights Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Harwood Heights is 301.1 per 100,000 people. That's -87.04% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -84.83% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Harwood Heights
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 25 301.1 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 2 24.1 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 36.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 6 72.3 425.9 369.8
Burglary 8 96.4 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 132.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 19 228.9 1,559.4 1,954.4

Harwood Heights Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Harwood Heights

6
Violent Crimes
72.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Harwood Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Harwood Heights is 72.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,383.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Harwood Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.46% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.03% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Harwood Heights

19
Property Crimes
228.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-88.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 property crimes in Harwood Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Harwood Heights is 228.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 436.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Harwood Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -88.29% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -85.32% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Harwood Heights

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Highland Park, IL 30,173 372 1,232.9 1,166.6 66.3
Niles, IL 29,784 749 2,514.8 2,410.7 104.1
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Elmwood Park, IL 23,485 317 1,349.8 1,209.3 140.5
Deerfield, IL 18,981 187 985.2 948.3 36.9

Harwood Heights SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
4
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