Highwood, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Highwood, IL Summary

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

  • There were 9 total crimes committed in Highwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 173.1 total crimes per 100K people in Highwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Highwood is -92.55% below the national average.
  • Highwood ranks #81 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Highwood ranks #682 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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Highwood Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Highwood is 173.1 per 100,000 people. That's -92.55% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -91.28% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Highwood
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 9 173.1 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 19.2 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 19.2 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 3 57.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 5 96.2 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 19.2 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 6 115.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Highwood 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 Highwood

3
Violent Crimes
57.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Highwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Highwood is 57.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,733.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Highwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.45% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Highwood

6
Property Crimes
115.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-94.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 property crimes in Highwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Highwood is 115.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 866.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Highwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -94.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -92.60% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Highwood

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
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
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
Lake Forest, IL 19,201 132 687.5 671.8 15.6
Deerfield, IL 18,981 187 985.2 948.3 36.9

Highwood SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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