The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in La Grange, IL
La Grange is a village of 17,700 in Cook County, about 14 miles southwest of downtown Chicago · Updated November 2026
Is La Grange, IL safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and La Grange has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 65% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 896 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
65% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than La Grange as a whole, and 35% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. La Grange scores 896.
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 La Grange, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in La Grange, 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 La Grange
Theft runs low. La Grange has 5.4 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, less than half the US rate of 13.1.
The safest and least safe parts of La Grange
Every part of La Grange where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across La Grange run from A+ to A-; 95% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within La Grange, the west side has the least crime and the northeast side the most.
Crime rates and types in La Grange
CrimeGrade™ estimates La Grange has about 19 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 48% less than the US as a whole and 54% less 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.
Assault is the most common crime in La Grange, about 40% 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 La Grange
La Grange has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In La Grange, 62% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (62%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (45%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How La Grange compares with nearby cities
La Grange has more crime than 5 of its 9 nearest cities. Western Springs and Indian Head Park have the least crime nearby.
Night lighting, walkability and parking lots in La Grange
Two things set La Grange apart: it has a Walk Grade of C (36 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 1.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Even so, 55% of residents in La Grange live in car-dependent areas, where most errands take a car. Very walkable places tend to report more theft and assault, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
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 (36 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 86% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 75% of US city residents
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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 La Grange: D (18 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 65% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 64% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.25% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 62% 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 La Grange
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs La Grange about $495 a year per household, 59% less 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 $8.7 million a year, or $490 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$110,000
$6
Rape
$440,000
$25
Robbery
$74,000
$4
Assault
$1.4 million
$79
Burglary
$330,000
$19
Theft
$490,000
$28
Vehicle theft
$93,000
$5
Arson
$35,000
$2
Vandalism
$410,000
$23
Total
$3.4 million
$191
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 La Grange 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 La Grange, IL average a SchoolGrade of A+: 69% of students test proficient, against 43% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in La Grange on SchoolGrade
