Riverdale, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Riverdale, IL Summary

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

  • There were 357 total crimes committed in Riverdale in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,566.8 total crimes per 100K people in Riverdale.
  • The overall crime rate in Riverdale is 68.31% above the national average.
  • Riverdale ranks #498 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Riverdale ranks #9,051 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.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Riverdale Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Riverdale is 3,566.8 per 100,000 people. That's 68.31% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 77.95% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Riverdale
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 357 3,566.8 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 7 69.9 5.8 5.0
Robbery 13 129.9 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 43 429.6 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 71 709.4 289.2 359.0
Burglary 48 479.6 290.5 229.0
Larceny 147 1,468.7 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 91 909.2 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 286 2,857.4 1,715.2 1,760.0

Riverdale 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 Riverdale

71
Violent Crimes
709.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
97.59%
Above The National Average
  • There were 71 violent crimes in Riverdale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Riverdale is 709.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 141.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Riverdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 97.59% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 145.30% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Riverdale

286
Property Crimes
2,857.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
62.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 286 property crimes in Riverdale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Riverdale is 2,857.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Riverdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 62.35% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 66.59% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Riverdale

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
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
South Holland, IL 20,192 495 2,451.5 2,114.7 336.8
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
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
Palos Heights, IL 11,353 105 924.9 863.2 61.7

Riverdale SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
3
Enjoy The Snack?