Oak Park, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oak Park, IL Summary

Crime in Oak Park research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Oak Park over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Oak Park:

  • There were 1,742 total crimes committed in Oak Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,340.2 total crimes per 100K people in Oak Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Oak Park is 43.72% above the national average.
  • Oak Park ranks #553 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Oak Park ranks #8,477 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Oak Park Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oak Park is 3,340.2 per 100,000 people. That's 43.72% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 68.25% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oak Park
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,742 3,340.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 3 5.8 9.1 6.3
Robbery 81 155.3 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 54 103.5 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 171 327.9 425.9 369.8
Burglary 168 322.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 1,145 2,195.5 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 258 494.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,571 3,012.3 1,559.4 1,954.4

Oak Park Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Oak Park

171
Violent Crimes
327.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 171 violent crimes in Oak Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oak Park is 327.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 305.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oak Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.33% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -23.02% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oak Park

1,571
Property Crimes
3,012.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
54.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,571 property crimes in Oak Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oak Park is 3,012.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oak Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 54.13% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 93.18% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oak Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cicero, IL 81,492 1,356 1,664.0 1,376.8 287.1
Berwyn, IL 54,654 488 892.9 761.2 131.7
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Melrose Park, IL 23,739 474 1,996.7 1,706.1 290.7
Elmwood Park, IL 23,485 317 1,349.8 1,209.3 140.5

Oak Park SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
10
Education
9
Commute
3
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