Northlake, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Northlake, IL Summary

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

  • There were 223 total crimes committed in Northlake in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,843.0 total crimes per 100K people in Northlake.
  • The overall crime rate in Northlake is -13.04% below the national average.
  • Northlake ranks #412 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Northlake ranks #6,892 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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Northlake Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Northlake is 1,843.0 per 100,000 people. That's -13.04% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -8.05% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Northlake
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 223 1,843.0 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 1 8.3 5.8 5.0
Robbery 5 41.3 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 49.6 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 15 124.0 289.2 359.0
Burglary 40 330.6 290.5 229.0
Larceny 156 1,289.3 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 12 99.2 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 208 1,719.0 1,715.2 1,760.0

Northlake 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 Northlake

15
Violent Crimes
124.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Northlake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Northlake is 124.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 806.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Northlake each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.47% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.13% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Northlake

208
Property Crimes
1,719.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-2.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 208 property crimes in Northlake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Northlake is 1,719.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Northlake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -2.33% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 0.22% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Northlake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Melrose Park, IL 23,327 484 2,074.8 1,770.5 304.4
Deerfield, IL 18,795 195 1,037.5 1,010.9 26.6
Bensenville, IL 18,220 235 1,289.8 1,163.6 126.2

Northlake SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
5
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