Oak Forest, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Oak Forest, IL Summary

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

  • There were 136 total crimes committed in Oak Forest in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 526.7 total crimes per 100K people in Oak Forest.
  • The overall crime rate in Oak Forest is -75.15% below the national average.
  • Oak Forest ranks #158 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Oak Forest ranks #2,354 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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Oak Forest Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oak Forest is 526.7 per 100,000 people. That's -75.15% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -73.72% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oak Forest
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 136 526.7 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 6 23.2 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 15 58.1 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 23 89.1 289.2 359.0
Burglary 33 127.8 290.5 229.0
Larceny 70 271.1 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 10 38.7 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 113 437.6 1,715.2 1,760.0

Oak Forest 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 Oak Forest

23
Violent Crimes
89.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Oak Forest in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oak Forest is 89.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,122.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oak Forest each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.19% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -69.20% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oak Forest

113
Property Crimes
437.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 113 property crimes in Oak Forest in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oak Forest is 437.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 228.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oak Forest each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.14% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -74.49% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oak Forest

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tinley Park, IL 53,256 721 1,353.8 1,244.9 108.9
Downers Grove, IL 49,567 488 984.5 871.5 113.0
Westmont, IL 23,785 263 1,105.7 1,051.1 54.7
Darien, IL 21,599 207 958.4 916.7 41.7
Alsip, IL 17,941 600 3,344.3 3,054.5 289.8
Hinsdale, IL 17,272 93 538.4 492.1 46.3
Country Club Hills, IL 15,787 454 2,875.8 2,546.4 329.4
La Grange, IL 15,471 149 963.1 775.6 187.4
Midlothian, IL 13,485 238 1,764.9 1,564.7 200.2
Western Springs, IL 13,191 37 280.5 272.9 7.6

Oak Forest SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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