Forest Glen, Chicago, IL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$3.09 million

Cost of Crime™ for Forest Glen, Chicago, IL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $686 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Forest Glen with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Forest Glen against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Forest Glen sits in the 85th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 85% of neighborhoods and behind 15%. The grade covers only Forest Glen's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Forest Glen is 2.373 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 383 in the south areas to 1 in 457 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Forest Glen, Chicago, IL report the most violent crime, about 9 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Forest Glen, Chicago, IL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Forest Glen is projected at $3,089,160 for 2025, about $245 per resident and $686 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 41.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Forest Glen Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Forest Glen, Chicago, IL:	$245
Englewood, Chicago, IL:	$757
O'Hare, Chicago, IL:	$166
Illinois:	$240
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $245 per resident each year in Forest Glen, which is $13 less than the national average and $4 more than Chicago's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Forest Glen:

In Englewood, Chicago, IL, crime costs $757 per person, which is $512 more than in Forest Glen.
In O'Hare, Chicago, IL, crime costs $166 per person, which is $79 less than in Forest Glen

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Forest Glen, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Forest Glen	Cost per Forest Glen Resident
Murder	$1.94 million	$153
Rape/Sexual Assault	$563,138	$45
Robbery	$315,582	$25
Assault	$275,100	$22
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,089,160	$245

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Forest Glen, Chicago, IL

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Forest Glen totals $15,754,273 ($1,249 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $18,843,433 ($1,494 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Forest Glen, Chicago, IL, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northwest part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Forest Glen Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Forest Glen residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7594
Robbery	0.7954
Rape	0.7363
Murder	0.0816
Total Violent Crime	2.373 (A)

Individual Forest Glen Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Forest Glen is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Forest Glen.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sauganash, Chicago, IL	A-	A-	A
Gladstone, Chicago, IL	B+	A-	B+
Jefferson Park, Chicago, IL	A-	A	A-
Colonial Gardens, Chicago, IL	A-	A	A-
North Mayfair, Chicago, IL	B	B+	B+
North Park, Chicago, IL	C+	B	B-
Montrose, Chicago, IL	B	B+	A-
Norwood Park, Chicago, IL	A	A	A
Albany Park, Chicago, IL	B-	B	B+
Pottage Park, Chicago, IL	B+	A-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Forest Glen is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Paradise Hills, Henderson, NV	A	B+	B+
Fern Creek, Louisville, KY	B	A	A
River Road, Eugene, OR	D+	B	B
River Mountain, Henderson, NV	B	C+	C+
Ridgeland, Oak Park, IL	B+	B	B
Spectrum, Irvine, CA	A+	A	A
Pleasant Valley, Austin, TX	C	D+	D+
Pleasant Grove West, Chesapeake, VA	A+	A+	A+
Parkrose, Portland, OR	D-	C	C
Gold Coast, Alameda, CA	C	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, Forest Glen is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

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