Palos Hills, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 69%

Violent crime 71%

Property crime 69%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Palos Hills_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	132	n/a (estimate)	769	2,253	2,489
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	6.6	5.0
Rape	3	n/a	17.5	48.0	42.6
Robbery	1	n/a	5.8	98.4	81.6
Assault	15	n/a	87.4	254.0	250.2
Violent crime	19	n/a (estimate)	111	407	379
Burglary	19	n/a	110.7	271.7	340.5
Theft	81	n/a	472.1	1,426.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	13	n/a	75.8	148.2	219.9
Property crime	113	n/a (estimate)	659	1,847	2,110

Key findings

Palos Hills crime rates are 69% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Palos Hills are 71% lower than the national average
In Palos Hills you have a 1 in 130 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Palos Hills is safer than 77% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Palos Hills has increased by 31%

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The Palos Hills crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Palos Hills 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 Palos Hills crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Palos Hills (per 100,000 people)

The graph above illustrates the number of daily crimes in Palos Hills, IL per 100,000 people. In Palos Hills, the total number of daily crimes is 2.93 times less than the Illinois average and 3.24 times less than the national average. The number of daily violent crimes in Palos Hills is 3.67 times less than the Illinois average and 3.43 times less than the national average. With regards to property crimes, Palos Hills has a daily crime rate that is 2.80 times less than the Illinois average and 3.20 times less than the national average.

How Safe is Palos Hills (higher is better)

What are the odds that you'll be safer in Palos Hills, Illinois compared to other areas of Illinois, as well as the rest of America? When it comes down to it, is Palos Hills safe? In the graphs above, it shows that Palos Hills is safer than 65% of Illinois cities, and 77% 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 Palos Hills. At this time, Palos Hills sees a above average rate of crime in comparison to other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Palos Hills

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Palos Hills is 1 in 904

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Palos Hills is 1 in 152

The chance of being a victim of crime in Palos Hills is 1 in 130

How likely are you to become a victim of crime? In Palos Hills, Illinois you have a 1 in 904 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 152 chance of becoming a victim. Property crimes include burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Overall, you have a 1 in 130 chance of becoming a victim of crime in Palos Hills.

Year Over Year Crime In Palos Hills (per 100,000 people)

The year over year change in crime per 100,000 people helps to understand whether crime in Palos Hills, IL is on the rise or declining. The violent crime rate in Palos Hills has increased by 7%, while the property crime rate in Palos Hills has increased by 36% year over year. Summing up the numbers, Palos Hills has increased by 31% with regards to total crimes year over year.

Palos Hills police department

Item	Palos Hills	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	34	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.9	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 34 Palos Hills police officers. This results in 1.9 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 26.9% less than the Illinois average and 40.5% 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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Palos Park, IL	4,934	21	336	357
Orland Hills, IL	7,241	14	354	368
Hometown, IL	4,343	70	352	422
Justice, IL	12,957	32	465	497
Homer Glen, IL	24,385	24	504	528
Clarendon Hills, IL	8,641	57	498	555
La Grange Park, IL	13,596	45	611	656
Palos Hills, IL	17,545	111	659	769

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City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Highland, UT	17,544	96	885	981
Ocean Springs, MS	17,547	129	2,754	2,883
Colonial Heights, VA	17,554	399	4,047	4,446
Woodmere, NY	17,554	146	560	707
Cocoa, FL	17,558	803	5,131	5,934
Palos Hills, IL	17,545	111	659	769

Source: The Palos Hills, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.