Elwood, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elwood, IL Summary

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

  • There were 21 total crimes committed in Elwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 951.1 total crimes per 100K people in Elwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Elwood is -59.08% below the national average.
  • Elwood ranks #350 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Elwood ranks #3,549 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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Elwood Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elwood is 951.1 per 100,000 people. That's -59.08% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -52.09% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elwood
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 21 951.1 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 45.3 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 135.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 5 226.4 425.9 369.8
Burglary 2 90.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 12 543.5 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 90.6 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 16 724.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Elwood 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 Elwood

5
Violent Crimes
226.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Elwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elwood is 226.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 441.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.76% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -46.83% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elwood

16
Property Crimes
724.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 property crimes in Elwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elwood is 724.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 138.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.92% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.53% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Joliet, IL 150,545 2,304 1,530.4 1,019.0 511.5
Bolingbrook, IL 73,364 723 985.5 764.7 220.8
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Plainfield, IL 46,004 348 756.5 676.0 80.4
New Lenox, IL 27,699 266 960.3 888.1 72.2
Homer Glen, IL 24,524 103 420.0 375.1 44.9
Mokena, IL 19,829 166 837.2 781.7 55.5
Shorewood, IL 18,326 130 709.4 643.9 65.5
Lemont, IL 17,394 92 528.9 477.2 51.7
Channahon, IL 14,006 89 635.4 521.2 114.2

Elwood SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
9
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
5
Education
8
Commute
4
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