Palos Heights, IL Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Palos Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Palos Heights 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 Palos Heights, IL Safe from Assault?

The A grade means the rate of assault is much lower than the average US city. Palos Heights is in the 86th percentile for safety, meaning 14% of cities are safer and 86% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Palos Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Palos Heights is 0.6650 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Palos Heights generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Palos Heights may be as high as 1 in 1,030 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,106 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the southeast parts of Palos Heights, IL: about 2 per year. The northeast part of Palos Heights has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Palos Heights's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Palos Heights 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, Palos Heights 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 Palos Heights, IL

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Palos Heights about $260,110 in 2025, or roughly $19 per resident. This is part of Palos Heights's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Palos Heights, including every crime type and how Palos Heights 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 Palos Heights's crime maps on the Palos Heights overall crime page.

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Individual Palos Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Worth, IL	C-	B-	D+	B+
Crestwood, IL	C	B	C-	A-
Chicago Ridge, IL	C-	C+	D+	B
Palos Park, IL	B+	A-	B	A+
Palos Hills, IL	C+	B	C	A-
Alsip, IL	C	B-	C-	B
Oak Lawn, IL	B-	B	C+	A-
Oak Forest, IL	B	B+	C+	A-
Midlothian, IL	B-	B-	C	A-
Robbins, IL	D	D	D	C-

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Palos Heights 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
Mashpee, MA	B+	B-	B-	C
Rice Lake, WI	C	B	B	B
Rehoboth Beach, DE	D-	D	D	D-
Red Bank, TN	F	D+	D+	D+
Rayne, LA	D+	D+	D+	D+
Rantoul, IL	C-	C-	C-	C
Mission Hills, CA	C	C-	C-	C
Milton, DE	C+	B-	B-	C+
Millbury, MA	B+	B+	B+	B-
Middleton, ID	B+	C	C	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Palos Heights, IL average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Palos Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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