Lincolnwood, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Lincolnwood, IL Summary

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

  • There were 335 total crimes committed in Lincolnwood in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,638.4 total crimes per 100K people in Lincolnwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Lincolnwood is 24.50% above the national average.
  • Lincolnwood ranks #466 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Lincolnwood ranks #8,219 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.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Lincolnwood Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lincolnwood is 2,638.4 per 100,000 people. That's 24.50% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 31.63% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lincolnwood
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 335 2,638.4 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 9 70.9 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 39.4 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 14 110.3 289.2 359.0
Burglary 95 748.2 290.5 229.0
Larceny 190 1,496.4 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 36 283.5 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 321 2,528.2 1,715.2 1,760.0

Lincolnwood 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 Lincolnwood

14
Violent Crimes
110.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Lincolnwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lincolnwood is 110.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 906.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lincolnwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.29% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.87% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lincolnwood

321
Property Crimes
2,528.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
43.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 321 property crimes in Lincolnwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lincolnwood is 2,528.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lincolnwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 43.65% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 47.40% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lincolnwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Evanston, IL 74,178 2,139 2,883.6 2,742.1 141.6
Skokie, IL 64,047 1,851 2,890.1 2,685.5 204.5
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
Niles, IL 29,099 663 2,278.4 2,223.4 55.0
Wilmette, IL 26,685 323 1,210.4 1,187.9 22.5

Lincolnwood SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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