Richton Park, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Richton Park, IL Summary

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

  • There were 297 total crimes committed in Richton Park in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,437.0 total crimes per 100K people in Richton Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Richton Park is 15.00% above the national average.
  • Richton Park ranks #456 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Richton Park ranks #7,959 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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Richton Park Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richton Park is 2,437.0 per 100,000 people. That's 15.00% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 21.58% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richton Park
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 297 2,437.0 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 1 8.2 5.8 5.0
Robbery 11 90.3 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 21 172.3 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 40 328.2 289.2 359.0
Burglary 33 270.8 290.5 229.0
Larceny 160 1,312.9 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 64 525.1 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 257 2,108.8 1,715.2 1,760.0

Richton Park 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 Richton Park

40
Violent Crimes
328.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Richton Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richton Park is 328.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 304.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richton Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.57% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.50% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richton Park

257
Property Crimes
2,108.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 257 property crimes in Richton Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richton Park is 2,108.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richton Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.82% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.95% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richton Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Orland Park, IL 56,593 637 1,125.6 1,097.3 28.3
Tinley Park, IL 53,256 721 1,353.8 1,244.9 108.9
Oak Forest, IL 25,823 136 526.7 437.6 89.1
Chicago Heights, IL 25,802 1,023 3,964.8 2,732.3 1,232.5
Frankfort, IL 21,108 148 701.2 668.0 33.2
Park Forest, IL 20,487 367 1,791.4 1,508.3 283.1
Mokena, IL 19,726 162 821.3 719.9 101.4
Matteson, IL 19,494 326 1,672.3 723.3 949.0
Lemont, IL 17,507 101 576.9 542.6 34.3
Palos Heights, IL 11,353 105 924.9 863.2 61.7

Richton Park SnackAbility

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