Crime in Evergreen Park, Illinois

Evergreen Park's crime rate

There were 904 crimes reported in Evergreen Park, Illinois in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 4,694 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Evergreen Park compare?

Evergreen Park has one of the highest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Evergreen Park's overall crime rate is 108% higher than the overall crime rate in Illinois. Statewide, there were 285,545 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,253 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Evergreen Park, however, property crimes account for about 93% of all offenses.

Property crime is much more prevalent in Evergreen Park than it is nationwide. There were 842 property crimes in Evergreen Park in 2019, or 4,372 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Evergreen Park. There were 802 larcenies reported in Evergreen Park in 2019, or 4,164 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 32 break-ins reported in Evergreen Park in 2019, or 166 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Evergreen Park, meanwhile, there were 8 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 42 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Evergreen Park, however, violent offenses account for a much smaller 7% share of all reported crime.

At 322 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Evergreen Park is below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Evergreen Park reported a total of 62 violent crimes in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Evergreen Park. There were 32 aggravated assaults reported in Evergreen Park in 2019, or 166 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is higher, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There were 10 robberies reported in Evergreen Park in 2019, a rate of 52 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There were 19 rapes reported in Evergreen Park in 2019, or 99 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.

Murder

There was one homicide reported in the city in 2019. Adjusted for population, the murder rate in Evergreen Park is 5.2 for every 100,000 people, similar to the national murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people.

Evergreen Park compared to other cities in Illinois

Evergreen Park has a higher crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in Illinois. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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