Highwood, IL Burglary Rates and Burglary Maps

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

The A grade means the rate of burglary is much lower than the average US city. Highwood is in the 87th percentile for safety, meaning 13% of cities are safer and 87% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Highwood's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of burglary in Highwood is 1.024 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Highwood generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Highwood may be as high as 1 in 647 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,571 in the southwest part of the city.

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

How Highwood's Burglary Rate Compares

The chart below compares the burglary rate in Highwood 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, Highwood 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 Highwood, IL

Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Highwood about $49,986 in 2025, or roughly $9 per resident. This is part of Highwood's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Highwood, including every crime type and how Highwood 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 Highwood's crime maps on the Highwood overall crime page.

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Burglary Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
Highland Park, IL	B-	B+	C+	A+
Lake Forest, IL	A-	A-	B+	A
Bannockburn, IL	C	C+	B-	A
Deerfield, IL	B-	A-	B-	A+
Riverwoods, IL	B	B	B-	A
Northbrook, IL	B	A-	C+	A
Glencoe, IL	C+	B+	C	B+
Lincolnshire, IL	B-	A-	C	A-
Lake Bluff, IL	B+	A-	B+	B+
Mettawa, IL	B-	A-	C	C+

Burglary in City with Similar Populations

Highwood 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
Hayes, VA	A-	A-	A-	A+
Greenport, NY	A	B	B	B-
Greentown, IN	A	A	A	A
Greenville, IN	A+	A	A	A
Greenwich, NY	B	B-	B-	B+
Greenwood, DE	B-	A-	A-	B
Gretna, VA	C-	B-	B-	C
Grifton, NC	D+	C+	C+	D-
Grimesland, NC	C	B-	B-	C-
Groesbeck, TX	C-	D	D	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Highwood, IL average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Highwood schools on SchoolGrade

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