Oak Park, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 43%

Violent crime 23%

Property crime 56%

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}	Oak Park_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	1,750	n/a (estimate)	3,345	1,985	2,346
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	9.1	6.5
Rape	13	n/a	24.9	40.4	38.4
Robbery	95	n/a	181.6	97.4	73.9
Assault	48	n/a	91.8	278.9	279.7
Violent crime	156	n/a (estimate)	298	426	388
Burglary	244	n/a	466.4	246.4	314.2
Theft	1,280	n/a	2,446.9	1,143.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	70	n/a	133.8	169.5	246.0
Property crime	1,594	n/a (estimate)	3,047	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Oak Park crime rates are 43% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Oak Park are 23% lower than the national average
In Oak Park you have a 1 in 30 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Oak Park is safer than 26% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Oak Park has not changed

Oak Park crime map

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The Oak Park crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Oak Park as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Oak Park crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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

The number of daily crimes per 100,000 residents in Oak Park, Illinois is displayed in the graph above. As you can see, the daily crimes for Oak Park are 1.69 times more than the Illinois average and 1.43 times more than the national level. Daily violent crimes in Oak Park are 1.43 times less than than Illinois and 1.30 times less than the national mean. While daily property crimes in Oak Park are 1.95 times more than than Illinois and 1.56 times more than the national average.

How Safe is Oak Park (higher is better)

What are the odds that you'll be safer in Oak Park, Illinois compared to other areas of Illinois, as well as the rest of America? When it comes down to it, is Oak Park safe? In the graphs above, it shows that Oak Park is safer than 19% of Illinois cities, and 26% compared to all other cities across America. These statistics are calculated by taking a closer look at each city's crime rate in Illinois, as well as the rest of the US. It is then determined which cities see less crime than Oak Park. At this time, Oak Park sees a below average rate of crime in comparison to other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Oak Park

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Oak Park is 1 in 336

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Oak Park is 1 in 33

The chance of being a victim of crime in Oak Park is 1 in 30

How likely are you to become a victim of crime? In Oak Park, Illinois you have a 1 in 336 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 33 chance of becoming a victim. Property crimes include burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Overall, you have a 1 in 30 chance of becoming a victim of crime in Oak Park.

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

Determining whether Oak Park is becoming less or more safe for its residents (per 100,000) is most easily done by comparing year-over-year crime rates. Oak Park violent crime rates have not changed. At the same time, property crime has not changed year over year. Total crimes for Oak Park has not changed in the same time frame.

Oak Park police department

Item	Oak Park	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	138	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.6	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 138 Oak Park police officers. This results in 2.6 police officers per 1,000 residents which is equal to the Illinois average and 18.6% 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}
Palos Park, IL	4,934	21	336	357
Golf, IL	533	0	403	403
Hometown, IL	4,343	70	352	422
Justice, IL	12,957	32	465	497
Clarendon Hills, IL	8,641	57	498	555
Willowbrook CDP, IL	1,966	125	458	583
Prospect Heights, IL	16,331	106	494	601
Oak Park, IL	51,989	298	3,047	3,345

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Harrisonburg, VA	51,979	206	1,699	1,905
Harrisonburg, VA	51,979	219	1,518	1,736
Milford city, CT	52,005	60	2,014	2,074
Aspen Hill, MD	52,028	382	1,536	1,917
Albany, OR	51,919	148	2,763	2,911
Oak Park, IL	51,989	298	3,047	3,345

Source: The Oak Park, 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.