Palos Park, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Palos Park, IL Summary

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

  • There were 21 total crimes committed in Palos Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 435.8 total crimes per 100K people in Palos Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Palos Park is -81.25% below the national average.
  • Palos Park ranks #208 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Palos Park ranks #1,554 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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Palos Park Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Palos Park is 435.8 per 100,000 people. That's -81.25% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -78.05% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Palos Park
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 21 435.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 0 0.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 4 83.0 246.4 269.8
Larceny 17 352.8 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 21 435.8 1,559.4 1,954.4

Palos Park 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 Palos Park

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Palos Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Palos Park is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Palos Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -100.00% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Palos Park

21
Property Crimes
435.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 property crimes in Palos Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Palos Park is 435.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 229.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Palos Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -77.70% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.05% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Palos Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Naperville, IL 148,929 1,290 866.2 813.8 52.4
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Oak Lawn, IL 55,957 922 1,647.7 1,528.0 119.7
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
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
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

Palos Park SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
9.5
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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