Riverwoods, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Riverwoods, IL Summary

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

  • There were 18 total crimes committed in Riverwoods the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 480.8 total crimes per 100K people in Riverwoods.
  • The overall crime rate in Riverwoods is -79.31% below the national average.
  • Riverwoods ranks #225 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Riverwoods ranks #1,725 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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Riverwoods Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Riverwoods is 480.8 per 100,000 people. That's -79.31% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -75.78% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Riverwoods
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 18 480.8 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 1 26.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 7 187.0 246.4 269.8
Larceny 9 240.4 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 26.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 17 454.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Riverwoods 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 Riverwoods

1
Violent Crimes
26.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Riverwoods in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Riverwoods is 26.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,744.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Riverwoods each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.78% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -93.73% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Riverwoods

17
Property Crimes
454.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-76.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 property crimes in Riverwoods in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Riverwoods is 454.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 220.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Riverwoods each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -76.77% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.88% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Riverwoods

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
Lake Zurich, IL 19,571 261 1,333.6 1,277.4 56.2
Lake Forest, IL 19,201 132 687.5 671.8 15.6

Riverwoods SnackAbility

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