Olympia Fields, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Olympia Fields, IL Summary

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

  • There were 174 total crimes committed in Olympia Fields the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,804.9 total crimes per 100K people in Olympia Fields.
  • The overall crime rate in Olympia Fields is 63.71% above the national average.
  • Olympia Fields ranks #564 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Olympia Fields ranks #8,826 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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Olympia Fields Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Olympia Fields is 3,804.9 per 100,000 people. That's 63.71% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 91.66% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Olympia Fields
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 174 3,804.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 21.9 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 21.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 5 109.3 425.9 369.8
Burglary 15 328.0 246.4 269.8
Larceny 142 3,105.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 262.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 169 3,695.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Olympia Fields 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 Olympia Fields

5
Violent Crimes
109.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Olympia Fields in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Olympia Fields is 109.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 914.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Olympia Fields each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.43% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -74.33% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Olympia Fields

169
Property Crimes
3,695.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
89.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 169 property crimes in Olympia Fields in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Olympia Fields is 3,695.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Olympia Fields each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 89.09% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 136.99% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Olympia Fields

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Oak Forest, IL 27,084 125 461.5 284.3 177.2
Chicago Heights, IL 26,393 1,206 4,569.4 2,667.4 1,902.0
Park Forest, IL 20,896 352 1,684.5 1,373.5 311.1
Matteson, IL 19,494 326 1,672.3 723.3 949.0
Homewood, IL 18,634 728 3,906.8 3,719.0 187.8
Lemont, IL 17,394 92 528.9 477.2 51.7
Country Club Hills, IL 16,448 147 893.7 638.4 255.4
Richton Park, IL 13,250 85 641.5 347.2 294.3

Olympia Fields SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
3
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