Palatine, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Palatine, IL Summary

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

  • There were 585 total crimes committed in Palatine the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 898.9 total crimes per 100K people in Palatine.
  • The overall crime rate in Palatine is -61.32% below the national average.
  • Palatine ranks #339 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Palatine ranks #3,401 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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Palatine Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Palatine is 898.9 per 100,000 people. That's -61.32% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.72% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Palatine
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 585 898.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 3 4.6 9.1 6.3
Robbery 8 12.3 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 40 61.5 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 71 109.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 55 84.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 423 650.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 36 55.3 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 514 789.8 1,559.4 1,954.4

Palatine 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 Palatine

71
Violent Crimes
109.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 violent crimes in Palatine in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Palatine is 109.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 916.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Palatine each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.50% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -74.38% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Palatine

514
Property Crimes
789.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 514 property crimes in Palatine in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Palatine is 789.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 126.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Palatine each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -59.59% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -49.35% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Palatine

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
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
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Rolling Meadows, IL 23,453 381 1,624.5 1,466.8 157.8
Lake Zurich, IL 19,571 261 1,333.6 1,277.4 56.2

Palatine SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
9.5
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
5
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