Prospect Heights, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Prospect Heights, IL Summary

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

  • There were 179 total crimes committed in Prospect Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,162.0 total crimes per 100K people in Prospect Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Prospect Heights is -50.00% below the national average.
  • Prospect Heights ranks #394 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Prospect Heights ranks #4,272 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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Prospect Heights Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Prospect Heights is 1,162.0 per 100,000 people. That's -50.00% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.47% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Prospect Heights
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 179 1,162.0 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3 19.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 90.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 22 142.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 12 77.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 130 843.9 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 97.4 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 157 1,019.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Prospect Heights 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 Prospect Heights

22
Violent Crimes
142.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Prospect Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Prospect Heights is 142.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 700.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Prospect Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.38% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.47% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Prospect Heights

157
Property Crimes
1,019.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-47.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 157 property crimes in Prospect Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Prospect Heights is 1,019.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 98.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Prospect Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -47.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.64% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Prospect Heights

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
Des Plaines, IL 58,425 777 1,329.9 1,211.8 118.1
Mount Prospect, IL 54,477 555 1,018.8 949.0 69.8
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
Wheeling, IL 37,790 426 1,127.3 960.6 166.7
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

Prospect Heights SnackAbility

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