Chicago, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chicago, IL Summary

Crime in Chicago research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Chicago over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Chicago:

  • There were 97,411 total crimes committed in Chicago the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,672.9 total crimes per 100K people in Chicago.
  • The overall crime rate in Chicago is 58.03% above the national average.
  • Chicago ranks #560 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Chicago ranks #8,731 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Chicago Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chicago is 3,672.9 per 100,000 people. That's 58.03% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 85.01% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chicago
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 97,411 3,672.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 604 22.8 9.1 6.3
Robbery 8,948 337.4 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3,395 128.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 14,321 540.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 7,626 287.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 54,273 2,046.4 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 21,191 799.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 83,090 3,133.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Chicago Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Chicago

14,321
Violent Crimes
540.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
46.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 14,321 violent crimes in Chicago in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chicago is 540.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 185.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chicago each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 46.02% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 26.78% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chicago

83,090
Property Crimes
3,133.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
60.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 83,090 property crimes in Chicago in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chicago is 3,133.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chicago each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 60.30% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 100.91% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chicago

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cicero, IL 81,492 1,356 1,664.0 1,376.8 287.1
Berwyn, IL 54,654 488 892.9 761.2 131.7
Oak Park, IL 52,152 1,742 3,340.2 3,012.3 327.9
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1
Hinsdale, IL 17,724 30 169.3 146.7 22.6

Chicago SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
4
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