Northfield, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Northfield, IL Summary

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

  • There were 43 total crimes committed in Northfield in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 785.1 total crimes per 100K people in Northfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Northfield is -62.95% below the national average.
  • Northfield ranks #243 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Northfield ranks #3,551 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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Northfield Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Northfield is 785.1 per 100,000 people. That's -62.95% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -60.83% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Northfield
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 43 785.1 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1 18.3 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 1 18.3 289.2 359.0
Burglary 16 292.1 290.5 229.0
Larceny 25 456.5 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 18.3 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 42 766.8 1,715.2 1,760.0

Northfield 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 Northfield

1
Violent Crimes
18.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-94.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Northfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Northfield is 18.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 5,477.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Northfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -94.91% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -93.69% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Northfield

42
Property Crimes
766.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 property crimes in Northfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Northfield is 766.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 130.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Northfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -56.43% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.29% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Northfield

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
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, IL 23,782 281 1,181.6 1,135.3 46.3

Northfield SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
10/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
7
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
4
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