Posen, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Posen, IL Summary

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

  • There were 130 total crimes committed in Posen in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,472.4 total crimes per 100K people in Posen.
  • The overall crime rate in Posen is 16.67% above the national average.
  • Posen ranks #458 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Posen ranks #8,007 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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Posen Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Posen is 2,472.4 per 100,000 people. That's 16.67% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 23.35% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Posen
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 130 2,472.4 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 2 38.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 7 133.1 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 13 247.2 289.2 359.0
Burglary 10 190.2 290.5 229.0
Larceny 94 1,787.8 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 13 247.2 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 117 2,225.2 1,715.2 1,760.0

Posen 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 Posen

13
Violent Crimes
247.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-31.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Posen in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Posen is 247.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 404.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Posen each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -31.13% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.50% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Posen

117
Property Crimes
2,225.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
26.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 117 property crimes in Posen in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Posen is 2,225.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Posen each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 26.43% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.73% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Posen

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
Westmont, IL 23,785 263 1,105.7 1,051.1 54.7
Darien, IL 21,599 207 958.4 916.7 41.7
Blue Island, IL 21,179 661 3,121.0 2,686.6 434.4
Harvey, IL 19,121 424 2,217.5 1,511.4 706.0
Hinsdale, IL 17,272 93 538.4 492.1 46.3
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
Markham, IL 12,289 242 1,969.2 1,367.1 602.2

Posen SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
6
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