Homewood, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Homewood, IL Summary

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

  • There were 728 total crimes committed in Homewood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,906.8 total crimes per 100K people in Homewood.
  • The overall crime rate in Homewood is 68.09% above the national average.
  • Homewood ranks #565 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Homewood ranks #8,896 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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Homewood Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Homewood is 3,906.8 per 100,000 people. That's 68.09% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 96.79% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Homewood
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 728 3,906.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.4 9.1 6.3
Robbery 17 91.2 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 75.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 35 187.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 33 177.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 599 3,214.6 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 61 327.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 693 3,719.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Homewood 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 Homewood

35
Violent Crimes
187.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Homewood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Homewood is 187.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 532.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Homewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.21% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.90% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Homewood

693
Property Crimes
3,719.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
90.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 693 property crimes in Homewood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Homewood is 3,719.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Homewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 90.29% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 138.49% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Homewood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Oak Forest, IL 27,084 125 461.5 284.3 177.2
Chicago Heights, IL 26,393 1,206 4,569.4 2,667.4 1,902.0
Lemont, IL 17,394 92 528.9 477.2 51.7
Country Club Hills, IL 16,448 147 893.7 638.4 255.4
Hazel Crest, IL 12,849 534 4,156.0 3,424.4 731.6
Markham, IL 12,289 242 1,969.2 1,367.1 602.2
Palos Heights, IL 11,602 108 930.9 861.9 69.0
Burr Ridge, IL 10,782 32 296.8 222.6 74.2

Homewood SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
4
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