Riverside, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Riverside, IL Summary

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

  • There were 75 total crimes committed in Riverside in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 861.1 total crimes per 100K people in Riverside.
  • The overall crime rate in Riverside is -59.37% below the national average.
  • Riverside ranks #256 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Riverside ranks #3,856 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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Riverside Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Riverside is 861.1 per 100,000 people. That's -59.37% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -57.04% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Riverside
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 75 861.1 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 57.4 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 7 80.4 289.2 359.0
Burglary 12 137.8 290.5 229.0
Larceny 52 597.0 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 45.9 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 68 780.7 1,715.2 1,760.0

Riverside 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 Riverside

7
Violent Crimes
80.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Riverside in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Riverside is 80.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,244.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Riverside each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.61% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.21% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Riverside

68
Property Crimes
780.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 68 property crimes in Riverside in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Riverside is 780.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Riverside each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.64% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.48% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Riverside

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Berwyn, IL 53,581 671 1,252.3 1,132.9 119.4
Wheaton, IL 52,649 311 590.7 541.3 49.4
Glenview, IL 46,371 631 1,360.8 1,209.8 151.0
Elmhurst, IL 45,206 399 882.6 822.9 59.7
Park Ridge, IL 37,379 353 944.4 848.1 96.3
Glen Ellyn, IL 28,175 177 628.2 578.5 49.7
Wilmette, IL 26,685 323 1,210.4 1,187.9 22.5
Brookfield, IL 18,330 135 736.5 643.8 92.7
Hinsdale, IL 17,272 93 538.4 492.1 46.3
Forest Park, IL 13,460 437 3,246.7 2,830.6 416.0

Riverside SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
4
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