Shorewood, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shorewood, IL Summary

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

  • There were 130 total crimes committed in Shorewood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 709.4 total crimes per 100K people in Shorewood.
  • The overall crime rate in Shorewood is -69.48% below the national average.
  • Shorewood ranks #289 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Shorewood ranks #2,673 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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Shorewood Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shorewood is 709.4 per 100,000 people. That's -69.48% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -64.27% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shorewood
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 130 709.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3 16.4 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 27.3 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 12 65.5 425.9 369.8
Burglary 9 49.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 99 540.2 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 54.6 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 118 643.9 1,559.4 1,954.4

Shorewood 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 Shorewood

12
Violent Crimes
65.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Shorewood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shorewood is 65.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,527.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shorewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.29% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -84.63% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shorewood

118
Property Crimes
643.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 118 property crimes in Shorewood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shorewood is 643.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 155.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shorewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.05% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.71% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shorewood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Joliet, IL 150,545 2,304 1,530.4 1,019.0 511.5
Naperville, IL 148,929 1,290 866.2 813.8 52.4
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Plainfield, IL 46,004 348 756.5 676.0 80.4
Oswego, IL 35,932 218 606.7 517.6 89.1
Woodridge, IL 33,478 94 280.8 182.2 98.6
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1
Crest Hill, IL 20,197 268 1,326.9 1,064.5 262.4
Mokena, IL 19,829 166 837.2 781.7 55.5
Lemont, IL 17,394 92 528.9 477.2 51.7

Shorewood SnackAbility

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