Forest Park, IL Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Forest Park

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Forest Park_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	573	n/a (estimate)	4,060	2,485	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Forest Park_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	8.2	5.3
Rape	10	n/a	70.9	38.3	40.4
Robbery	23	n/a	163.0	139.3	102.8
Assault	13	n/a	92.1	250.5	248.5
Violent crime	46	n/a (estimate)	326	436	386
Burglary	75	n/a	531.4	374.9	468.9
Theft	418	n/a	2,961.8	1,518.6	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	34	n/a	240.9	155.5	236.9
Property crime	527	n/a (estimate)	3,734	2,049	2,451

A general overview of all the annual reported crimes in Forest Park, IL is displayed above. The data has been arranged to make it easier to find both the gross total of reported crimes and the number of crimes reported per 100,000 people in Forest Park, IL. These statistics are further divided into two distinct categories (violent crimes and property crimes) to provide more insight to how prevalent crime is in the area. You'll find that the rate of crime in Forest Park, IL averages 63% higher than the rest of Illinois while the rate of crime on a national scale is 43% higher than. You'll find that the occurrence of violent crime in Forest Park, IL is 25% lower than the average rate of crime in Illinois and 16% lower than the rest of the nation. Similarly, crime involving property stands 82% higher than the remainder of the state of Illinois and 52% higher than the nation's average. Both of these statistics relate to how safe residents and businesses are while performing everyday activities in the Forest Park, IL area.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Forest Park is 43% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 11.12 daily crimes that occur in Forest Park.
Forest Park is safer than 25% of the cities in the United States.
In Forest Park you have a 1 in 25 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Forest Park has increased by 5%.

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Daily Crime In Forest Park (per 100,000 people)

The graph above illustrates the number of daily crimes in Forest Park, IL per 100,000 people. For comparison purposes, the number of daily crimes is also reported for Illinois and on a national level. In Forest Park, IL the total number of daily crimes is 1.63 times more than the Illinois average and 1.43 times more than the national average. The number of daily violent crimes in Forest Park, IL is 1.34 times less than the Illinois average and 1.19 times less than the national average. With regards to property crimes, Forest Park, IL has a daily crime rate that is 1.82 times more than the Illinois average and 1.52 times more than the national average.

How Safe is Forest Park (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Illinois and cities in all other U.S. states, how safe is Forest Park, IL? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Forest Park, IL has been ranked safer than 14% of other cities in the state of Illinois. In addition, Forest Park, IL is safer than 25% 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 Forest Park, IL. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Forest Park, IL is below average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Forest Park

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Forest Park is 1 in 307

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Forest Park is 1 in 27

The chance of being a victim of crime in Forest Park is 1 in 25

Wondering what the chances are that you fall victim to a crime in Forest Park, IL? The illustrations above show how likely you are to become a victim of violent crime, property crime or any crime. In Forest Park, IL you have a 1 in 307 chance of becoming a victim of violent crime. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. With regards to property crime, you have a 1 in 27 chance of becoming a victim. Property crimes include burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Overall, you have a 1 in 25 chance of becoming a victim of crime in Forest Park, IL.

Year Over Year Crime In Forest Park (per 100,000 people)

Determining whether Forest Park, IL is growing less or more safe for inhabitants is most easily done by comparing yearly crime rates. Graphs - like the one above - show crimes by crime type per 100,000 residents. They are displayed by crime types of violent, property, and total, in order to give a better overview of yearly crime rates. Forest Park, IL has increased by 10% in violent crimes. At the same time, property crime has increased by 5% year over year. Total crimes for Forest Park, IL has increased by 5% in the same time frame.

Forest Park police department

Item	Forest Park	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	54	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	3.8	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 54 Forest Park police officers. This results in 3.8 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 43.3% greater than the Illinois average and 16.7% greater than the National average.

Sex offenders in Illinois

State	Total offenders	Illinois_/100K	National_/100K
Illinois	26,115	212	222

There are a total of 26,115 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 212 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 5% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Golf, IL	533	0	198	198
Western Springs, IL	13,133	0	260	260
Clarendon Hills, IL	8,641	69	367	436
Willow Springs, IL	5,677	53	491	544
Palos Hills, IL	17,545	91	478	569
Wheaton, IL	53,568	59	617	676
Palos Park, IL	4,934	41	654	695
Forest Park, IL	14,137	326	3,734	4,060

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Jasper, AL	14,137	1,142	6,389	7,531
Willowick, OH	14,131	302	2,592	2,894
Hewitt, TX	14,128	160	925	1,085
Conway, FL	14,124	344	2,151	2,495
Bridgetown, OH	14,150	294	2,525	2,819
Forest Park, IL	14,137	326	3,734	4,060

Source: The Forest Park, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.