The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Wood Dale, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$4.99 million

Cost of Crime™ for Wood Dale, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $923 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Wood Dale 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 Wood Dale, 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 Wood Dale's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Wood Dale sits in the 50th percentile, ahead of 50% of cities and behind 50%. The grade covers only Wood Dale's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Wood Dale is 23.96 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 70 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Wood Dale, IL report the most crime, about 98 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 16 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Wood Dale, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Wood Dale for 2025 is $4,993,217, about $331 per resident and $923 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Wood Dale Compared to Other Cities?

Wood Dale, IL:	$331
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Wood Dale is $331 per year, which is $133 less than the national average and $89 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Wood Dale:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $774 more than in Wood Dale.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $175 less than in Wood Dale

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Wood Dale	Cost per Wood Dale Resident
Murder	$1.02 million	$67
Rape/Sexual Assault	$682,239	$45
Robbery	$285,428	$19
Assault	$237,392	$16
Kidnapping	$32,594	$2
Vehicle Theft	$1.05 million	$69
Burglary	$144,809	$10
Theft	$684,152	$45
Arson	$28,197	$2
Vandalism	$490,392	$33
Animal Cruelty	$2,517	$0
Drug Crimes	$211,520	$14
Identity Theft	$131,888	$9
Total Cost of Crime	$4,993,217	$331

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Wood Dale, 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 Wood Dale totals $10,226,775 ($679 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $15,219,992 ($1,010 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 central 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 Wood Dale has 5, do the same, and of Wood Dale's 15,072 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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Wood Dale 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 Wood Dale residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.5484
Robbery	0.6021
Rape	0.7465
Murder	0.0359
Total Violent Crime	1.933 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.765
Vehicle Theft	4.482
Burglary	1.059
Arson	0.0775
Total Property Crime	14.38 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0357
Drug Crimes	1.897
Vandalism	4.554
Identity Theft	1.131
Animal Cruelty	0.0226
Total "Other" Rate	7.640 (C+)

Individual Wood Dale Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bensenville, IL	C	B+	D+
Itasca, IL	C	B+	C-
Addison, IL	C	B	C-
Elk Grove Village, IL	C+	B+	C
Medinah, IL	B	A-	C+
Elmhurst, IL	B-	A-	C+
Northlake, IL	C+	B	C
Villa Park, IL	C	B	C-
Bloomingdale, IL	C	B+	D+
Roselle, IL	B-	A-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Wood Dale 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
Lynnfield, MA	A	A	A
Sandpoint, ID	B	C+	C+
San Antonio, PR	F	D-	D-
San Anselmo, CA	C-	D+	D+
Salida, CA	B-	D+	D+
Safford, AZ	C+	D+	D+
Rosario, PR	F	F	F
Massena, NY	C+	D	D
Marshall, MO	D+	C-	C-
Marshall, MN	C-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Wood Dale 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 Wood Dale, IL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Wood Dale schools on SchoolGrade

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