Winnetka, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Winnetka, IL Summary

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

  • There were 90 total crimes committed in Winnetka in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 740.2 total crimes per 100K people in Winnetka.
  • The overall crime rate in Winnetka is -65.07% below the national average.
  • Winnetka ranks #227 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Winnetka ranks #3,346 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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Winnetka Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Winnetka is 740.2 per 100,000 people. That's -65.07% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -63.07% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Winnetka
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 90 740.2 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 1 8.2 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 32.9 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 10 82.2 289.2 359.0
Burglary 21 172.7 290.5 229.0
Larceny 51 419.4 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 65.8 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 80 657.9 1,715.2 1,760.0

Winnetka 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 Winnetka

10
Violent Crimes
82.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Winnetka in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Winnetka is 82.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,215.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Winnetka each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.09% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -71.56% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Winnetka

80
Property Crimes
657.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 80 property crimes in Winnetka in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Winnetka is 657.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 152.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Winnetka each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.62% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.64% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Winnetka

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Evanston, IL 74,178 2,139 2,883.6 2,742.1 141.6
Skokie, IL 64,047 1,851 2,890.1 2,685.5 204.5
Glenview, IL 46,371 631 1,360.8 1,209.8 151.0
Elmhurst, IL 45,206 399 882.6 822.9 59.7
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,283 312 737.9 716.6 21.3
Park Ridge, IL 37,379 353 944.4 848.1 96.3
Northbrook, IL 33,610 412 1,225.8 1,208.0 17.9
Highland Park, IL 30,311 261 861.1 811.6 49.5
Wilmette, IL 26,685 323 1,210.4 1,187.9 22.5
Morton Grove, IL 23,782 281 1,181.6 1,135.3 46.3

Winnetka SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
9.5
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
3
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