Westchester, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Westchester, IL Summary

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

  • There were 60 total crimes committed in Westchester the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 373.8 total crimes per 100K people in Westchester.
  • The overall crime rate in Westchester is -83.92% below the national average.
  • Westchester ranks #186 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Westchester ranks #1,342 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.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Westchester Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westchester is 373.8 per 100,000 people. That's -83.92% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -81.17% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westchester
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 60 373.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3 18.7 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 24.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 8 49.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 40 249.2 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 68.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 52 324.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Westchester 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 Westchester

8
Violent Crimes
49.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Westchester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westchester is 49.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,006.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.52% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -88.30% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westchester

52
Property Crimes
324.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-83.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 52 property crimes in Westchester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westchester is 324.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 308.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -83.42% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.22% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westchester

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Maywood, IL 23,055 384 1,665.6 724.4 941.2
Bellwood, IL 17,972 372 2,069.9 1,713.8 356.1
Hinsdale, IL 17,724 30 169.3 146.7 22.6

Westchester SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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