Dolton is a village of 21,000 in Cook County, about 18 miles south of downtown Chicago · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Dolton?
Property crime is high in Dolton: a C, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 81% of Americans live. Theft makes up 32% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B+, and vehicle theft grades A-.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 461 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
19% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Dolton as a whole, and 81% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Dolton scores 461.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Dolton, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Dolton, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Dolton
Car thefts are less common than the crime level suggests. Property crime in Dolton runs 75% above the US rate, but car thefts run 24% below it: 2.0 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Acts of vandalism run high. Dolton has acts of vandalism at more than triple the US rate: 23.2 a year per 1,000 residents, against 5.5 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Dolton
Areas graded C for property crime are home to 74% of residents in Dolton; 15% live in areas graded A or B and 11% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Dolton run from B to D+.
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A or B 15%C 74%D or F 11%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Property crime rates and types in Dolton
CrimeGrade™ estimates Dolton has about 42 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 75% more than the US as a whole and 64% more than Illinois.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Vandalism is the most common property crime in Dolton, about 56% of the total, followed by theft and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
The Dolton Police Department sent the FBI no 2024 counts of burglary, theft and vehicle theft and no recent year to build on, so CrimeGrade™ made its own estimates. The department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in Dolton and nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to Dolton, 6 have less property crime. Thornton and Harvey have the least.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Dolton apart: it has 15 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 11.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with few jobs tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.15 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 93% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 85% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (20 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 60% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.11.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 89% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 87% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.32% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 70% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Dolton on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Dolton
Property crime costs Dolton about $6.2 million a year, or $295 per resident and about $790 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$570,000
$27
Theft
$1.4 million
$68
Vehicle theft
$660,000
$31
Arson
$93,000
$4
Vandalism
$3.4 million
$164
Total
$6.2 million
$295
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
