Wheeling, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wheeling, IL Summary

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

  • There were 426 total crimes committed in Wheeling the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,127.3 total crimes per 100K people in Wheeling.
  • The overall crime rate in Wheeling is -51.50% below the national average.
  • Wheeling ranks #388 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Wheeling ranks #4,161 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.

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Wheeling Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wheeling is 1,127.3 per 100,000 people. That's -51.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.22% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wheeling
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 426 1,127.3 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.6 9.1 6.3
Robbery 5 13.2 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 84.7 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 63 166.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 38 100.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 303 801.8 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 22 58.2 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 363 960.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Wheeling 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 Wheeling

63
Violent Crimes
166.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 63 violent crimes in Wheeling in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wheeling is 166.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 599.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wheeling each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.92% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.86% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wheeling

363
Property Crimes
960.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 363 property crimes in Wheeling in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wheeling is 960.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wheeling each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -50.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.40% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wheeling

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arlington Heights, IL 74,648 857 1,148.1 1,075.7 72.3
Mount Prospect, IL 54,477 555 1,018.8 949.0 69.8
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Highland Park, IL 30,173 372 1,232.9 1,166.6 66.3
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

Wheeling SnackAbility

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