Oak Brook, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oak Brook, IL Summary

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

  • There were 67 total crimes committed in Oak Brook the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 834.5 total crimes per 100K people in Oak Brook.
  • The overall crime rate in Oak Brook is -64.10% below the national average.
  • Oak Brook ranks #322 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Oak Brook ranks #3,172 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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Oak Brook Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oak Brook is 834.5 per 100,000 people. That's -64.10% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.97% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oak Brook
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 67 834.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 5 62.3 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 49.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 13 161.9 425.9 369.8
Burglary 42 523.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 149.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 54 672.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Oak Brook 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 Oak Brook

13
Violent Crimes
161.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Oak Brook in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oak Brook is 161.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 617.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oak Brook each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -61.98% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oak Brook

54
Property Crimes
672.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 property crimes in Oak Brook in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oak Brook is 672.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 148.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oak Brook each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.59% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.87% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oak Brook

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
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Lombard, IL 44,392 112 252.3 175.7 76.6
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Westmont, IL 24,416 92 376.8 249.8 127.0
Villa Park, IL 21,752 346 1,590.7 1,475.7 114.9

Oak Brook SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
1
Affordability
1
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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