Cook County, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Cook County in green. The most dangerous areas in Cook County 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 Cook County, IL Safe from Murder?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Cook County is in the 22nd percentile for safety, meaning 78% of counties are safer and 22% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cook County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Cook County is 0.1028 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cook County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cook County may be as high as 1 in 6,150 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 25,421 in the southwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Cook County, IL: about 118 per year. The southwest part of Cook County has fewer cases of murder with only 10 in a typical year.

How Cook County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Cook County 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 murder rate, Cook County is less safe than the Illinois state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Cook County, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Cook County about $1,052,040,880 in 2025, or roughly $193 per resident. This is part of Cook County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cook County, including every crime type and how Cook County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Cook County's crime maps on the Cook County overall crime page.

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Individual Cook County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Cook County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Cook County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
DuPage County, IL	B+	A+	B	A
Will County, IL	A	A	A	B+
Kane County, IL	A	A	A-	A-
Lake County, IN	C	C-	C-	D+
Lake County, IL	A-	A	B+	B+
Kendall County, IL	A+	A+	A+	A
McHenry County, IL	A+	A+	A+	A
Porter County, IN	A	A+	A-	A-
Grundy County, IL	A+	A+	A+	A
DeKalb County, IL	A	A-	A	A

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Cook County is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
San Diego County, CA	C	C-	C-	A-
Los Angeles County, CA	C-	D	D	B
Orange County, CA	B-	C	C	A+
Maricopa County, AZ	B-	C+	C+	C+
Harris County, TX	D	D	D	D-
Miami-Dade County, FL	A-	B	B	D+
Kings County, NY	B	C-	C-	A+
Dallas County, TX	D	D+	D+	B+
Franklin County, OH	C-	B+	B+	B
King County, WA	F	C-	C-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cook County, IL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 20% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Cook County schools on SchoolGrade

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