Thornton, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Thornton, IL Summary

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

  • There were 38 total crimes committed in Thornton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,660.1 total crimes per 100K people in Thornton.
  • The overall crime rate in Thornton is -28.57% below the national average.
  • Thornton ranks #465 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Thornton ranks #5,759 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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Thornton Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Thornton is 1,660.1 per 100,000 people. That's -28.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -16.38% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Thornton
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 38 1,660.1 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 43.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 8 349.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 26 1,135.9 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 131.1 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 37 1,616.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Thornton 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 Thornton

1
Violent Crimes
43.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Thornton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Thornton is 43.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,289.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Thornton each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.19% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -89.74% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Thornton

37
Property Crimes
1,616.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 property crimes in Thornton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Thornton is 1,616.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Thornton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.29% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.66% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Thornton

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
Lansing, IL 27,828 860 3,090.4 2,709.5 380.9
Oak Forest, IL 27,084 125 461.5 284.3 177.2
South Holland, IL 20,626 499 2,419.3 2,016.9 402.4
Homewood, IL 18,634 728 3,906.8 3,719.0 187.8
Lemont, IL 17,394 92 528.9 477.2 51.7
Hazel Crest, IL 12,849 534 4,156.0 3,424.4 731.6
Markham, IL 12,289 242 1,969.2 1,367.1 602.2
Palos Heights, IL 11,602 108 930.9 861.9 69.0

Thornton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
6
Education
7
Commute
8
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