Deerfield, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Deerfield, IL Summary

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

  • There were 187 total crimes committed in Deerfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 985.2 total crimes per 100K people in Deerfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Deerfield is -57.61% below the national average.
  • Deerfield ranks #363 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Deerfield ranks #3,678 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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Deerfield Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Deerfield is 985.2 per 100,000 people. That's -57.61% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.38% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Deerfield
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 187 985.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 5.3 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 7 36.9 425.9 369.8
Burglary 17 89.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 158 832.4 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 26.3 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 180 948.3 1,559.4 1,954.4

Deerfield 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 Deerfield

7
Violent Crimes
36.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Deerfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Deerfield is 36.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,711.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Deerfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.03% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -91.34% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Deerfield

180
Property Crimes
948.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 180 property crimes in Deerfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Deerfield is 948.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 105.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Deerfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.48% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.19% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Deerfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arlington Heights, IL 74,648 857 1,148.1 1,075.7 72.3
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
Wheeling, IL 37,790 426 1,127.3 960.6 166.7
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Highland Park, IL 30,173 372 1,232.9 1,166.6 66.3
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Lake Zurich, IL 19,571 261 1,333.6 1,277.4 56.2

Deerfield SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
9.5
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
5
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