Orland Hills's crime rate
There were 26 crimes reported in Orland Hills, Illinois in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 368 incidents for every 100,000 people.
How does Orland Hills compare?
Orland Hills has one of the lowest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.
Orland Hills's overall crime rate is 84% lower 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 Orland Hills, however, property crimes account for about 96% of all offenses.
Despite accounting for a higher than average share of total offenses, property crime is much less prevalent in Orland Hills than it is nationwide. There were 25 property crimes in Orland Hills in 2019, or 354 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 Orland Hills. There were 23 larcenies reported in Orland Hills in 2019, or 326 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.
Burglary
Nationwide, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people in 2019. In Orland Hills, there were no reported break-ins.
Motor Vehicle Theft
Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Orland Hills, meanwhile, there were 2 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 28 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 Orland Hills, however, violent offenses account for a much smaller 4% share of all reported crime.
At 14 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Orland Hills is well below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Orland Hills reported a total of one violent crime in 2019.
Aggravated Assault
With a nationwide rate of 250 per 100,000 people, aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. In Orland Hills, there was just one aggravated assault reported in 2019, or 14 for every 100,000 people.
Robbery
Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America, but there were no robberies reported in Orland Hills in 2019. The national robbery rate was 86 per 100,000 in 2019.
Rape
There were 139,815 reported rapes nationwide in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people. In Orland Hills in 2019, none were reported.
Murder
While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Orland Hills.
Orland Hills compared to other cities in Illinois
Orland Hills has a lower 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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