Buffalo Grove, IL Burglary Rates and Burglary Maps

Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Buffalo Grove in green. The most dangerous areas in Buffalo Grove 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 Buffalo Grove, IL Safe from Burglary?

The A grade means the rate of burglary is much lower than the average US city. Buffalo Grove is in the 90th percentile for safety, meaning 10% of cities are safer and 90% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Buffalo Grove's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of burglary in Buffalo Grove is 0.9408 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Buffalo Grove generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Buffalo Grove may be as high as 1 in 656 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,786 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the east parts of Buffalo Grove, IL: about 11 per year. The southeast part of Buffalo Grove has fewer cases of burglary with only 3 in a typical year.

How Buffalo Grove's Burglary Rate Compares

The chart below compares the burglary rate in Buffalo Grove 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 burglary rate, Buffalo Grove 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 Burglary in Buffalo Grove, IL

Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Buffalo Grove about $368,759 in 2025, or roughly $9 per resident. This is part of Buffalo Grove's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Buffalo Grove, including every crime type and how Buffalo Grove compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Burglary Map

Remember that burglary 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 Buffalo Grove's crime maps on the Buffalo Grove overall crime page.

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Burglary Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of burglary in Buffalo Grove is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Buffalo Grove.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
Wheeling, IL	B-	B+	C	A-
Lincolnshire, IL	B-	A-	C	A-
Long Grove, IL	B	A	C+	B+
Riverwoods, IL	B	B	B-	A
Indian Creek, IL	A-	A	B+	A
Palatine, IL	B-	B+	C+	A-
Kildeer, IL	A-	A	B+	A
Arlington Heights, IL	B	A-	C+	A
Prospect Heights, IL	B	A-	B-	B+
Vernon Hills, IL	B-	A-	C	A

Burglary in City with Similar Populations

Buffalo Grove is lower versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
Hope Mills, NC	C-	D+	D+	D
Streamwood, IL	B+	A	A	A+
Fitchburg, MA	B-	C-	C-	B
Fort Lee, NJ	C-	B-	B-	B
Freehold, NJ	A-	A	A	A-
Gillette, WY	B-	A-	A-	B
Haines City, FL	A	B+	B+	B+
Hallandale Beach, FL	B-	D+	D+	C+
Hampton, GA	B	A-	A-	A-
Sherwood, AR	D	D	D	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Buffalo Grove, IL average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Buffalo Grove schools on SchoolGrade

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