Mount Prospect, IL Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Mount Prospect in green. The most dangerous areas in Mount Prospect are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Mount Prospect, IL Safe from Assault?

The A+ grade means the rate of assault is much lower than the average US city. Mount Prospect is in the 94th percentile for safety, meaning 6% of cities are safer and 94% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mount Prospect's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Mount Prospect is 0.4413 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mount Prospect generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Mount Prospect may be as high as 1 in 990 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 4,179 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the southwest parts of Mount Prospect, IL: about 7 per year. The southeast part of Mount Prospect has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Mount Prospect's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Mount Prospect to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Mount Prospect is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Mount Prospect, IL

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Mount Prospect about $753,652 in 2025, or roughly $13 per resident. This is part of Mount Prospect's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mount Prospect, including every crime type and how Mount Prospect compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Mount Prospect's crime maps on the Mount Prospect overall crime page.

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Individual Mount Prospect Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Mount Prospect is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Mount Prospect.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Des Plaines, IL	B-	B+	C	A
Prospect Heights, IL	B	A-	B-	A
Arlington Heights, IL	B	A-	C+	A
Rolling Meadows, IL	C+	B	C	A-
Wheeling, IL	B-	B+	C	A
Elk Grove Village, IL	C+	B+	C	A
Rosemont, IL	D-	C-	F	B-
Glenview Nas, IL	B+	A-	B-	A
Park Ridge, IL	B+	A-	B-	A+
Glenview, IL	B+	B+	B-	A

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Mount Prospect is lower versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Annapolis, MD	D-	D-	D-	D-
Goshen, IN	B+	C+	C+	C
Forney, TX	B-	B	B	B+
Waxahachie, TX	C	C-	C-	C-
DeSoto, TX	D	D-	D-	D-
Delano, CA	D+	D-	D-	D-
Culver City, CA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Commerce City, CO	D	D	D	D
Crestview, FL	A+	A	A	B+
Chicopee, MA	C+	D+	D+	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mount Prospect, IL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Mount Prospect schools on SchoolGrade

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