Oak Lawn, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Oak Lawn, IL Summary

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

  • There were 1,048 total crimes committed in Oak Lawn in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,907.1 total crimes per 100K people in Oak Lawn.
  • The overall crime rate in Oak Lawn is -10.01% below the national average.
  • Oak Lawn ranks #416 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Oak Lawn ranks #7,014 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 Lawn Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oak Lawn is 1,907.1 per 100,000 people. That's -10.01% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -4.85% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oak Lawn
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,048 1,907.1 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 2 3.6 5.8 5.0
Robbery 24 43.7 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 53 96.4 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 99 180.2 289.2 359.0
Burglary 189 343.9 290.5 229.0
Larceny 635 1,155.5 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 125 227.5 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 949 1,726.9 1,715.2 1,760.0

Oak Lawn 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 Lawn

99
Violent Crimes
180.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 99 violent crimes in Oak Lawn in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oak Lawn is 180.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 555.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oak Lawn each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.82% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.70% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oak Lawn

949
Property Crimes
1,726.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-1.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 949 property crimes in Oak Lawn in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oak Lawn is 1,726.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oak Lawn each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -1.88% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 0.68% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oak Lawn

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Downers Grove, IL 49,567 488 984.5 871.5 113.0
Elmhurst, IL 45,206 399 882.6 822.9 59.7
Glen Ellyn, IL 28,175 177 628.2 578.5 49.7
Burbank, IL 27,784 601 2,163.1 1,965.2 198.0
Lisle, IL 23,074 115 498.4 455.1 43.3
Darien, IL 21,599 207 958.4 916.7 41.7
Evergreen Park, IL 18,734 1,116 5,957.1 5,834.3 122.8
Alsip, IL 17,941 600 3,344.3 3,054.5 289.8
Palos Hills, IL 17,532 84 479.1 410.7 68.4
Hinsdale, IL 17,272 93 538.4 492.1 46.3

Oak Lawn SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
3
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