Melrose Park, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Melrose Park, IL Summary

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

  • There were 474 total crimes committed in Melrose Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,996.7 total crimes per 100K people in Melrose Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Melrose Park is -14.09% below the national average.
  • Melrose Park ranks #494 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Melrose Park ranks #6,526 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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Melrose Park Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Melrose Park is 1,996.7 per 100,000 people. That's -14.09% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 0.58% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Melrose Park
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 474 1,996.7 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 18 75.8 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 35 147.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 69 290.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 25 105.3 246.4 269.8
Larceny 304 1,280.6 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 76 320.1 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 405 1,706.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Melrose Park 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 Melrose Park

69
Violent Crimes
290.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-21.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 69 violent crimes in Melrose Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Melrose Park is 290.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 344.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Melrose Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -21.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -31.76% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Melrose Park

405
Property Crimes
1,706.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 405 property crimes in Melrose Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Melrose Park is 1,706.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Melrose Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.71% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.41% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Melrose Park

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
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
Maywood, IL 23,055 384 1,665.6 724.4 941.2
Deerfield, IL 18,981 187 985.2 948.3 36.9

Melrose Park SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
4
Commute
6
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