Morton Grove, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Morton Grove, IL Summary

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

  • There were 281 total crimes committed in Morton Grove in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,181.6 total crimes per 100K people in Morton Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Morton Grove is -44.25% below the national average.
  • Morton Grove ranks #328 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Morton Grove ranks #5,068 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.

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Morton Grove Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Morton Grove is 1,181.6 per 100,000 people. That's -44.25% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -41.05% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Morton Grove
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 281 1,181.6 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 5 21.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 8.4 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 11 46.3 289.2 359.0
Burglary 92 386.8 290.5 229.0
Larceny 167 702.2 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 11 46.3 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 270 1,135.3 1,715.2 1,760.0

Morton Grove 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 Morton Grove

11
Violent Crimes
46.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-87.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Morton Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Morton Grove is 46.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,162.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Morton Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -87.12% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -84.01% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Morton Grove

270
Property Crimes
1,135.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 270 property crimes in Morton Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Morton Grove is 1,135.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 88.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Morton Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -35.49% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.81% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Morton Grove

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

Morton Grove SnackAbility

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