Evanston, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Evanston, IL Summary

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

  • There were 2,004 total crimes committed in Evanston the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,627.9 total crimes per 100K people in Evanston.
  • The overall crime rate in Evanston is 13.07% above the national average.
  • Evanston ranks #526 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Evanston ranks #7,663 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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Evanston Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Evanston is 2,627.9 per 100,000 people. That's 13.07% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 32.37% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Evanston
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,004 2,627.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.6 9.1 6.3
Robbery 78 102.3 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 34.1 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 135 177.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 270 354.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 1,452 1,904.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 147 192.8 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,869 2,450.9 1,559.4 1,954.4

Evanston 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 Evanston

135
Violent Crimes
177.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 135 violent crimes in Evanston in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Evanston is 177.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 564.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Evanston each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.13% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.44% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Evanston

1,869
Property Crimes
2,450.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
25.40%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,869 property crimes in Evanston in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Evanston is 2,450.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Evanston each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 25.40% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 57.17% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Evanston

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
Skokie, IL 65,185 1,675 2,569.6 2,362.5 207.1
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
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
Niles, IL 29,784 749 2,514.8 2,410.7 104.1
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8

Evanston SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
10
Education
9
Commute
5
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