Hoffman Estates, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Hoffman Estates is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of cities are safer and 84% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hoffman Estates's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Hoffman Estates is 0.0278 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hoffman Estates generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Hoffman Estates may be as high as 1 in 26,354 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 63,685 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Hoffman Estates, IL: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Hoffman Estates has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Hoffman Estates's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Hoffman Estates 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, Hoffman Estates 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 Murder in Hoffman Estates, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Hoffman Estates about $2,908,052 in 2025, or roughly $52 per resident. This is part of Hoffman Estates's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hoffman Estates, including every crime type and how Hoffman Estates compares to other cities.

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 Hoffman Estates's crime maps on the Hoffman Estates overall crime page.

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Individual Hoffman Estates Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Schaumburg, IL	B	A	C+	A
South Barrington, IL	A-	A-	B+	B-
Inverness, IL	A	A	A	B+
Streamwood, IL	B+	A	B	A
Rolling Meadows, IL	C+	B	C	A-
Hanover Park, IL	B	A-	B	A
Roselle, IL	B-	A-	C+	B+
Palatine, IL	B-	B+	C+	B+
Elk Grove Village, IL	C+	B+	C	A-
Barrington, IL	B+	A-	B+	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Hoffman Estates is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Brookline, MA	C	C-	C-	C+
Port Arthur, TX	F	F	F	D-
Methuen Town, MA	B	C	C	A
Minnetonka, MN	D	B+	B+	B+
Monroe, MI	B-	C-	C-	B
Montgomery, TX	B+	C+	C+	C
Morgan Hill, CA	B-	C-	C-	A
New Iberia, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Normal, IL	B+	A-	A-	B+
North Highlands, CA	F	F	F	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hoffman Estates, IL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Hoffman Estates schools on SchoolGrade

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