South Chicago Heights, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In South Chicago Heights, IL Summary

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

  • There were 115 total crimes committed in South Chicago Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,988.6 total crimes per 100K people in South Chicago Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in South Chicago Heights is 28.58% above the national average.
  • South Chicago Heights ranks #537 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • South Chicago Heights ranks #8,121 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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South Chicago Heights Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in South Chicago Heights is 2,988.6 per 100,000 people. That's 28.58% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 50.54% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
South Chicago Heights
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 115 2,988.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 4 104.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 389.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 23 597.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 8 207.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 60 1,559.3 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 24 623.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 92 2,390.9 1,559.4 1,954.4

South Chicago 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 South Chicago Heights

23
Violent Crimes
597.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
61.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in South Chicago Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in South Chicago Heights is 597.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 167.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in South Chicago Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 61.63% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 40.34% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In South Chicago Heights

92
Property Crimes
2,390.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
22.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 92 property crimes in South Chicago Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in South Chicago Heights is 2,390.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in South Chicago Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 22.33% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 53.32% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around South Chicago Heights

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Oak Forest, IL 27,084 125 461.5 284.3 177.2
Chicago Heights, IL 26,393 1,206 4,569.4 2,667.4 1,902.0
Homer Glen, IL 24,524 103 420.0 375.1 44.9
Park Forest, IL 20,896 352 1,684.5 1,373.5 311.1
Mokena, IL 19,829 166 837.2 781.7 55.5
Palos Hills, IL 17,790 94 528.4 460.9 67.5
Palos Heights, IL 11,602 108 930.9 861.9 69.0
Steger, IL 9,325 193 2,069.7 1,705.1 364.6

South Chicago Heights SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
6
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