Crete, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Crete, IL Summary

Crime in Crete research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Crete 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 Crete:

  • There were 85 total crimes committed in Crete the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,015.4 total crimes per 100K people in Crete.
  • The overall crime rate in Crete is -56.31% below the national average.
  • Crete ranks #372 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Crete ranks #3,782 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.

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Crete Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Crete is 1,015.4 per 100,000 people. That's -56.31% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -48.85% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Crete
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 85 1,015.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 11.9 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 131.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 14 167.2 425.9 369.8
Burglary 9 107.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 59 704.8 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 35.8 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 71 848.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Crete 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 Crete

14
Violent Crimes
167.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Crete in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Crete is 167.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 597.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Crete each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.73% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Crete

71
Property Crimes
848.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 property crimes in Crete in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Crete is 848.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 117.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Crete each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -56.60% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -45.61% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Crete

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
New Lenox, IL 27,699 266 960.3 888.1 72.2
Oak Forest, IL 27,084 125 461.5 284.3 177.2
Chicago Heights, IL 26,393 1,206 4,569.4 2,667.4 1,902.0
Park Forest, IL 20,896 352 1,684.5 1,373.5 311.1
Mokena, IL 19,829 166 837.2 781.7 55.5
Richton Park, IL 13,250 85 641.5 347.2 294.3
Palos Heights, IL 11,602 108 930.9 861.9 69.0
Worth, IL 10,507 160 1,522.8 1,284.9 237.9

Crete SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
4
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