The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in South Holland, IL
South Holland is a village of 20,300 in Cook County, about 20 miles south of downtown Chicago · Updated November 2026
Is South Holland, IL safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B, South Holland has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 75% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent and property crime both grade B here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within South Holland run from B+ to F, so check the map below.
B
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 630 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
25% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than South Holland as a whole, and 75% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. South Holland scores 630.
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 South Holland, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in South Holland, 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 South Holland
Aggravated assaults are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in South Holland runs 33% above the US rate, but aggravated assaults run 27% below it: 1.9 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.
Theft is a strength. South Holland grades B for property crime, but theft grades A-, better than in the neighborhoods where 53% of Americans live.
The safest and least safe parts of South Holland
Most of South Holland grades well: 76% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 14% in areas graded D or F. Grades across South Holland run from B+ to F; every part of South Holland has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
76%10%14%
A or B 76%C 10%D or F 14%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within South Holland, the south side has the least crime and the northwest side the most.
Is crime going up in South Holland?
Reported violent crime in South Holland peaked in 2021 and has fallen 43% since, back near its 2019 level. Property crime is down 24% from 2019. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 3.6 to 3.3 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 27 to 21 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 27% and property crime fell 11%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
South HollandUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves South Holland. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, South Holland
Violent, US
Property, South Holland
Property, US
2016
+5%
+4%
-19%
+15%
2017
+17%
+4%
-4%
+12%
2018
-12%
+0%
-6%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-24%
+4%
-11%
-8%
2021
+59%
+6%
-38%
-10%
2022
+11%
+5%
-24%
-6%
2023
+25%
+2%
-14%
-7%
2024
-9%
-4%
-24%
-15%
Crime rates and types in South Holland
CrimeGrade™ estimates South Holland has about 50 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 33% more than the US as a whole and 17% 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.
Vandalism is the most common crime in South Holland, about 27% of everything reported.
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 South Holland
South Holland has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In South Holland, 45% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 26% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (45%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (42%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (26%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (49%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (59%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (42%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How South Holland compares with nearby cities
South Holland has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.
Night lighting, parking lots and walkability in South Holland
Two things set South Holland apart: it has 3.4 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 5% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with a lot of parking-lot space tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
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
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 90% 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. 81% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (19 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 57% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.61 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 76% 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.5% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 75% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 74% 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 South Holland
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs South Holland about $1,677 a year per household, 39% 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 $41 million a year, or $2,032 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.3 million
$163
Rape
$550,000
$27
Robbery
$680,000
$34
Assault
$2.7 million
$132
Burglary
$560,000
$28
Theft
$1.3 million
$66
Vehicle theft
$1.8 million
$90
Arson
$45,000
$2
Vandalism
$1.9 million
$95
Total
$13 million
$637
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 South Holland 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 South Holland, IL average a SchoolGrade of F: 24% of students test proficient, against 14% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in South Holland on SchoolGrade
