The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Merrionette Park, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	C-

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$1.02 million

Cost of Crime™ for Merrionette Park, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,195 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Merrionette Park with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Merrionette Park, IL Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Merrionette Park's combined rate is higher than the norm. Merrionette Park sits in the 28th percentile, ahead of 28% of cities and behind 72%. The grade covers only Merrionette Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Merrionette Park is 33.00 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 26 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 36 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Merrionette Park, IL report the most crime, about 16 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Merrionette Park, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Merrionette Park for 2025 is $1,024,110, about $524 per resident and $1,195 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Merrionette Park Compared to Other Cities?

Merrionette Park, IL:	$524
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Merrionette Park is $524 per year, which is $59 more than the national average and $103 more than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Merrionette Park:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $582 more than in Merrionette Park.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $368 less than in Merrionette Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Merrionette Park for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Merrionette Park	Cost per Merrionette Park Resident
Murder	$303,372	$155
Rape/Sexual Assault	$94,610	$48
Robbery	$82,955	$42
Assault	$78,985	$40
Kidnapping	$8,676	$4
Vehicle Theft	$138,306	$71
Burglary	$49,032	$25
Theft	$116,816	$60
Arson	$3,658	$2
Vandalism	$91,156	$47
Animal Cruelty	$266	$0
Drug Crimes	$30,541	$16
Identity Theft	$25,737	$13
Total Cost of Crime	$1,024,110	$524

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Merrionette Park, IL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Merrionette Park totals $2,530,149 ($1,294 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,554,259 ($1,817 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Merrionette Park's 1,956 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Merrionette Park Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Merrionette Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.406
Robbery	1.348
Rape	0.7977
Murder	0.0825
Total Violent Crime	3.635 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.53
Vehicle Theft	4.566
Burglary	2.764
Arson	0.0774
Total Property Crime	18.94 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0732
Drug Crimes	2.111
Vandalism	6.523
Identity Theft	1.700
Animal Cruelty	0.0184
Total "Other" Rate	10.43 (C-)

Individual Merrionette Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Merrionette Park is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Merrionette Park.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Alsip, IL	C	B-	C-
Blue Island, IL	D+	D	D+
Calumet Park, IL	D-	D-	D
Evergreen Park, IL	C	C	C
Robbins, IL	D	D	D
Crestwood, IL	C	B	C-
Oak Lawn, IL	B-	B	C+
Posen, IL	C-	C-	C-
Hometown, IL	C+	B-	C
Dixmoor, IL	D-	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Merrionette Park is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Trainer, PA	B	C	C
Glencoe, OK	B	C+	C+
Hartley, IA	B-	B+	B+
Lydia Mills, SC	F	F	F
Mentone, AL	D	C-	C-
Pilot, VA	B-	A-	A-
Port Austin, MI	C	D-	D-
Rosholt, WI	A-	B	B
Sandy Creek, NY	B-	D+	D+
Sleepy Hollow, CA	B	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Merrionette Park is less safe than the Illinois state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Merrionette Park, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 13% actual proficiency versus 20% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Merrionette Park schools on SchoolGrade

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