The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Evergreen Park, IL
Evergreen Park is a village of 19,400 in Cook County, about 12 miles south of downtown Chicago · Updated November 2026
Is Evergreen Park, IL safe?
Crime in Evergreen Park is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 68% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Evergreen Park. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against C. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A- to B; see the map below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 709 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
32% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Evergreen Park as a whole, and 68% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Evergreen Park scores 709.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Evergreen Park, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Evergreen Park, 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 in Evergreen Park
Thefts run high for a B-graded city. Evergreen Park has 50.3 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a B-graded US city, the figure is 15.4.
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Evergreen Park, 50% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Evergreen Park
Every part of Evergreen Park where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Evergreen Park run from A- to B; every part of Evergreen Park has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
100%
A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Evergreen Park, the southwest side has the least crime and the north side the most.
Is crime going up in Evergreen Park?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Evergreen Park is down 61% and property crime is up 29%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 3.3 to 1.3 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 44 to 57 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 43%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Evergreen ParkUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Evergreen Park. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Evergreen Park
Violent, US
Property, Evergreen Park
Property, US
2016
-36%
+4%
-31%
+15%
2017
-24%
+4%
-30%
+12%
2018
-14%
+0%
+8%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+1%
+4%
-11%
-8%
2021
-58%
+6%
-29%
-10%
2022
-52%
+5%
+6%
-6%
2023
-32%
+2%
+32%
-7%
2024
-61%
-4%
+29%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Evergreen Park
CrimeGrade™ estimates Evergreen Park has about 77 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about double the rate for the US as a whole and 82% more than Illinois.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Evergreen Park, about 65% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Evergreen Park
Evergreen Park has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Evergreen Park, 32% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (36%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (50%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Streets and sidewalks (31%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (56%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Evergreen Park compares with nearby cities
Evergreen Park has more crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities. Hometown and Worth have the least crime nearby.
Night lighting, walkability and transit in Evergreen Park
Two things set Evergreen Park apart: it has a Walk Grade of C+ (44 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 9 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places like that tend to report more theft and assault, and they run high here.
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 and assault.C+ (44 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 89% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Evergreen Park: C (33 of 100).9 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 83% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 77% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 74% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 72% of US city residents
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 crime costs Evergreen Park
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Evergreen Park about $1,431 a year per household, 19% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $14 million a year, or $738 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$270,000
$14
Rape
$170,000
$9
Robbery
$410,000
$21
Assault
$2.1 million
$110
Burglary
$530,000
$27
Theft
$5.0 million
$258
Vehicle theft
$810,000
$42
Arson
$13,000
$1
Vandalism
$910,000
$47
Total
$10 million
$528
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Evergreen Park means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
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.
Schools in Evergreen Park, IL average a SchoolGrade of C-: 37% of students test proficient, against 23% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Evergreen Park on SchoolGrade
