Oak Lawn, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oak Lawn, IL Summary

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

  • There were 922 total crimes committed in Oak Lawn the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,647.7 total crimes per 100K people in Oak Lawn.
  • The overall crime rate in Oak Lawn is -29.11% below the national average.
  • Oak Lawn ranks #463 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Oak Lawn ranks #5,728 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 Lawn Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oak Lawn is 1,647.7 per 100,000 people. That's -29.11% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -17.00% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oak Lawn
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 922 1,647.7 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 22 39.3 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 48.3 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 67 119.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 74 132.2 246.4 269.8
Larceny 659 1,177.7 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 122 218.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 855 1,528.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Oak Lawn 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 Lawn

67
Violent Crimes
119.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 67 violent crimes in Oak Lawn in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oak Lawn is 119.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 835.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oak Lawn each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.62% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -71.89% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oak Lawn

855
Property Crimes
1,528.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-21.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 855 property crimes in Oak Lawn in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oak Lawn is 1,528.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 65.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oak Lawn each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -21.82% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.01% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oak Lawn

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Downers Grove, IL 49,070 130 264.9 169.1 95.8
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Burbank, IL 28,271 443 1,567.0 1,393.7 173.3
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Lisle, IL 23,506 134 570.1 531.8 38.3
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1
Evergreen Park, IL 19,103 928 4,857.9 4,706.1 151.8
Alsip, IL 18,246 572 3,134.9 2,800.6 334.3
Palos Hills, IL 17,790 94 528.4 460.9 67.5
Hinsdale, IL 17,724 30 169.3 146.7 22.6

Oak Lawn SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
3
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