Washington Park, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 12%

Violent crime 14%

Property crime 17%

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.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Washington Park_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,062 (estimate)	1,985	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	9.1	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	40.4	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	97.4	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	278.9	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	443 (estimate)	426	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	246.4	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,143.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	169.5	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,620 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Washington Park crime rates are 12% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Washington Park are 14% higher than the national average
In Washington Park you have a 1 in 49 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Washington Park is safer than 28% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Washington Park has decreased by 12%

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

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Washington Park

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Washington Park is 1 in 226

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Washington Park is 1 in 62

The chance of being a victim of crime in Washington Park is 1 in 49

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

Washington Park police department

Item	Washington Park	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	7	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.7	2.6	3.3

There are a total of 7 Washington Park police officers. This results in 1.7 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 37.1% less than the Illinois average and 48.8% 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}
Smithton, IL	3,792	0	391	391
Grantwood Village, MO	1,013	76	355	431
Edwardsville, IL	25,044	40	518	558
Maryville, IL	7,837	100	475	575
Freeburg, IL	4,111	71	566	637
Troy, IL	10,041	77	584	660
Glen Carbon, IL	12,782	31	656	687
Washington Park, IL	4,029	443	1,620	2,062

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Scandia, MN	4,029	98	751	849
Rigby, ID	4,028	112	982	1,093
Adel, IA	4,030	103	2,190	2,293
Dannemora, NY	4,027	378	1,466	1,844
Carlisle, IA	4,031	714	1,198	1,912
Washington Park, IL	4,029	443	1,620	2,062

Source: The Washington 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.