Niles, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Niles, IL Summary

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

  • There were 663 total crimes committed in Niles in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,278.4 total crimes per 100K people in Niles.
  • The overall crime rate in Niles is 7.51% above the national average.
  • Niles ranks #448 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Niles ranks #7,707 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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Niles Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Niles is 2,278.4 per 100,000 people. That's 7.51% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 13.67% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Niles
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 663 2,278.4 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 8 27.5 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 20.6 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 16 55.0 289.2 359.0
Burglary 122 419.3 290.5 229.0
Larceny 494 1,697.7 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 31 106.5 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 647 2,223.4 1,715.2 1,760.0

Niles 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 Niles

16
Violent Crimes
55.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Niles in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Niles is 55.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,818.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Niles each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.68% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -80.99% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Niles

647
Property Crimes
2,223.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
26.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 647 property crimes in Niles in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Niles is 2,223.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Niles each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 26.33% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.63% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Niles

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Skokie, IL 64,047 1,851 2,890.1 2,685.5 204.5
Des Plaines, IL 57,218 721 1,260.1 1,139.5 120.6
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
Wilmette, IL 26,685 323 1,210.4 1,187.9 22.5
Morton Grove, IL 23,782 281 1,181.6 1,135.3 46.3

Niles SnackAbility

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