The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Rolling Meadows, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$8.43 million

Cost of Crime™ for Rolling Meadows, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $891 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Rolling Meadows 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 Rolling Meadows, 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 Rolling Meadows's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Rolling Meadows sits in the 51st percentile, ahead of 51% of cities and behind 49%. The grade covers only Rolling Meadows's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Rolling Meadows is 23.66 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 14 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 68 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Rolling Meadows, IL report the most crime, about 172 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 23 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Rolling Meadows, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Rolling Meadows for 2025 is $8,430,960, about $337 per resident and $891 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): 56.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Rolling Meadows Compared to Other Cities?

Rolling Meadows, IL:	$337
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Rolling Meadows is $337 per year, which is $127 less than the national average and $83 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Rolling Meadows:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $768 more than in Rolling Meadows.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $181 less than in Rolling Meadows

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Rolling Meadows	Cost per Rolling Meadows Resident
Murder	$1.59 million	$64
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.10 million	$44
Robbery	$536,911	$21
Assault	$588,052	$24
Kidnapping	$131,400	$5
Vehicle Theft	$1.80 million	$72
Burglary	$299,760	$12
Theft	$1.10 million	$44
Arson	$47,700	$2
Vandalism	$721,568	$29
Animal Cruelty	$4,328	$0
Drug Crimes	$320,129	$13
Identity Theft	$186,589	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$8,430,960	$337

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Rolling Meadows, 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 Rolling Meadows totals $16,285,530 ($652 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $24,716,491 ($989 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 southeast 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 Rolling Meadows has 5, do the same, and of Rolling Meadows's 24,996 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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Rolling Meadows 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 Rolling Meadows residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8192
Robbery	0.6829
Rape	0.7236
Murder	0.0339
Total Violent Crime	2.260 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.491
Vehicle Theft	4.661
Burglary	1.322
Arson	0.0790
Total Property Crime	14.55 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0867
Drug Crimes	1.731
Vandalism	4.041
Identity Theft	0.9644
Animal Cruelty	0.0234
Total "Other" Rate	6.847 (B-)

Individual Rolling Meadows Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Rolling Meadows is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Rolling Meadows.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Arlington Heights, IL	B	A-	C+
Palatine, IL	B-	B+	C+
Mount Prospect, IL	B-	A-	C+
Elk Grove Village, IL	C+	B+	C
Schaumburg, IL	B	A	C+
Inverness, IL	A	A	A
Hoffman Estates, IL	B-	A-	C
Prospect Heights, IL	B	A-	B-
Wheeling, IL	B-	B+	C
Deer Park, IL	B	A	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Rolling Meadows is lower 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
Waverly, MI	C	C+	C+
Brainerd, MN	C-	C-	C-
Brambleton, VA	A+	A+	A+
Brent, FL	C	D	D
Brookings, SD	D	C-	C-
Burlington, KY	B+	A-	A-
Byron Center, MI	A+	A-	A-
Camp Lejeune, NC	F	F	F
Canon City, CO	D-	D	D
Cliffside Park, NJ	C-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Rolling Meadows 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 Rolling Meadows, IL average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Rolling Meadows schools on SchoolGrade

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