Manhattan, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Manhattan, IL Summary

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

  • There were 25 total crimes committed in Manhattan in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 229.1 total crimes per 100K people in Manhattan.
  • The overall crime rate in Manhattan is -89.19% below the national average.
  • Manhattan ranks #77 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Manhattan ranks #946 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

Manhattan Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Manhattan is 229.1 per 100,000 people. That's -89.19% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -88.57% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Manhattan
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 25 229.1 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 27.5 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 4 36.7 289.2 359.0
Burglary 2 18.3 290.5 229.0
Larceny 18 165.0 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 9.2 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 21 192.4 1,715.2 1,760.0

Manhattan 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 Manhattan

4
Violent Crimes
36.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Manhattan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Manhattan is 36.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,728.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Manhattan each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.79% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -87.32% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Manhattan

21
Property Crimes
192.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-89.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 property crimes in Manhattan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Manhattan is 192.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 519.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Manhattan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -89.07% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -88.78% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Manhattan

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Orland Park, IL 56,593 637 1,125.6 1,097.3 28.3
Tinley Park, IL 53,256 721 1,353.8 1,244.9 108.9
Plainfield, IL 48,311 358 741.0 683.1 58.0
New Lenox, IL 28,315 277 978.3 925.3 53.0
Oak Forest, IL 25,823 136 526.7 437.6 89.1
Frankfort, IL 21,108 148 701.2 668.0 33.2
Mokena, IL 19,726 162 821.3 719.9 101.4
Lemont, IL 17,507 101 576.9 542.6 34.3
Palos Heights, IL 11,353 105 924.9 863.2 61.7
Flossmoor, IL 9,119 257 2,818.3 2,752.5 65.8

Manhattan SnackAbility

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