Crest Hill, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 43%

Violent crime 31%

Property crime 45%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Crest Hill_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	275	n/a (estimate)	1,339	1,985	2,346
Murder	2	n/a	9.7	9.1	6.5
Rape	12	n/a	58.4	40.4	38.4
Robbery	11	n/a	53.6	97.4	73.9
Assault	30	n/a	146.1	278.9	279.7
Violent crime	55	n/a (estimate)	268	426	388
Burglary	25	n/a	121.7	246.4	314.2
Theft	166	n/a	808.4	1,143.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	29	n/a	141.2	169.5	246.0
Property crime	220	n/a (estimate)	1,071	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Crest Hill crime rates are 43% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Crest Hill are 31% lower than the national average
In Crest Hill you have a 1 in 75 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Crest Hill is safer than 50% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Crest Hill has not changed

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Daily Crime In Crest Hill (per 100,000 people)

The chart above shows the number of daily crimes in Crest Hill, IL per 100,000 people. In Crest Hill, the number of daily crimes is projected to be 1.48 times less than the Illinois average and 1.75 times less than the national average. The average number of daily violent crimes in Crest Hill is 1.59 times less than the Illinois average and 1.45 times less than the daily national average. With regards to property crimes, Crest Hill has a daily crime rate that is 1.46 times less than the Illinois average and 1.83 times less than the overall daily national average.

How Safe is Crest Hill (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Illinois and all other cities across the US, is Crest Hill safe? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Crest Hill is safer than 36% of other cities in the state of Illinois. In addition, Crest Hill is safer than 50% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all Illinois and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Crest Hill. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Crest Hill is above average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Crest Hill

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Crest Hill is 1 in 374

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Crest Hill is 1 in 94

The chance of being a victim of crime in Crest Hill is 1 in 75

Are you worried about becoming a crime victim? In Crest Hill, your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 374. Types of violent crimes may include assault, robbery, rape, or murder. You also have a 1 in 94 chance of being the victim of a property crime such as vehicle theft, personal property theft, and burglary. Your overall risk of becoming a crime victim in Crest Hill is 1 in 75.

Year Over Year Crime In Crest Hill (per 100,000 people)

A good indicator of whether Crest Hill is becoming a safer or a more dangerous place to live can be determined by analyzing the year over year crime rate (per 100,000 people). The number of violent crimes in Crest Hill has not changed, while the property crime rate in Crest Hill has not changed year over year. The number of total crimes in Crest Hill has not changed year over year.

Crest Hill police department

Item	Crest Hill	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	28	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.3	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 28 Crest Hill police officers. This results in 1.3 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 49.5% less than the Illinois average and 58.9% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Illinois

State	Total offenders	Illinois_/100K	National_/100K
Illinois	32,213	263	266

There are a total of 32,213 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 263 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 1% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Naperville, IL	145,789	69	136	205
Palos Park, IL	4,934	21	298	319
Willow Springs, IL	5,677	36	307	343
Orland Hills, IL	7,241	14	354	368
Oswego, IL	33,245	64	332	396
Lemont, IL	16,587	69	401	469
Justice, IL	12,957	32	465	497
Crest Hill, IL	20,316	268	1,071	1,339

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lexington, SC	20,315	276	2,418	2,694
Parma Heights, OH	20,311	369	2,209	2,577
Mililani Mauka, HI	20,322	200	1,896	2,096
Hauppauge, NY	20,301	218	846	1,065
Lathrop, CA	20,331	640	3,096	3,735
Crest Hill, IL	20,316	268	1,071	1,339

Source: The Crest Hill, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.