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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$26.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Oak Park, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,108 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Oak 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 Oak Park, IL Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Oak Park's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Oak Park sits in the 42nd percentile, ahead of 42% of cities and behind 58%. The grade covers only Oak Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Oak Park is 26.73 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 32 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 51 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Oak Park, IL report the most crime, about 391 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 95 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Oak Park, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Oak Park for 2025 is $26,525,219, about $468 per resident and $1,108 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

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

Oak Park, IL:	$468
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Oak Park is $468 per year, which is $4 more than the national average and $48 more than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Oak Park:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $637 more than in Oak Park.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $312 less than in Oak Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Oak Park	Cost per Oak Park Resident
Murder	$9.50 million	$168
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.44 million	$43
Robbery	$1.95 million	$34
Assault	$2.06 million	$36
Kidnapping	$244,882	$4
Vehicle Theft	$2.99 million	$53
Burglary	$786,112	$14
Theft	$2.79 million	$49
Arson	$78,962	$1
Vandalism	$2.50 million	$44
Animal Cruelty	$9,769	$0
Drug Crimes	$817,452	$14
Identity Theft	$371,943	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$26,525,219	$468

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Oak 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 Oak Park totals $76,156,216 ($1,344 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $102,681,435 ($1,813 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 west 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, of which Oak Park has 22, do the same, and of Oak Park's 56,646 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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Oak 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 Oak Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.264
Robbery	1.095
Rape	0.7090
Murder	0.0892
Total Violent Crime	3.157 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.511
Vehicle Theft	3.412
Burglary	1.530
Arson	0.0577
Total Property Crime	14.51 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0713
Drug Crimes	1.951
Vandalism	6.165
Identity Theft	0.8483
Animal Cruelty	0.0233
Total "Other" Rate	9.059 (C)

Individual Oak Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Forest Park, IL	D+	D+	D
River Forest, IL	C+	C+	C+
Berwyn, IL	C	C	C
Elmwood Park, IL	C+	C+	C
Maywood, IL	D+	D	C-
Cicero, IL	C	C	C-
Hines, IL	D-	F	D-
North Riverside, IL	D	C-	D
Broadview, IL	D+	D+	D+
River Grove, IL	C	B-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Oak Park is similar 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
Aloha, OR	D	C+	C+
Westfield, IN	A+	A+	A+
Richmond, KY	C+	B+	B+
North Highlands, CA	F	F	F
Hollister, CA	C-	D	D
Hacienda Heights, CA	C+	C	C
Gallatin, TN	C	C-	C-
Fuquay-Varina, NC	C+	B	B
Fond Du Lac, WI	C+	C+	C+
Fairfield, CT	C+	A	A

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oak Park, IL average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Oak Park schools on SchoolGrade

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