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Crime rate in Oak Park, Illinois (IL): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

 

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Crime rates in Oak Park by Year

Type

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011
Murders
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(1.9)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(2.0)		1
(2.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(2.0)		1
(2.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(1.9)		0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		4
(7.4)		6
(11.4)		2
(3.8)		5
(9.5)		5
(9.7)		16
(31.5)		11
(21.6)		12
(23.6)		8
(15.9)		2
(4.0)		3
(6.1)		5
(9.5)		7
(13.5)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		149
(277.0)		140
(266.5)		156
(297.0)		180
(342.7)		180
(348.8)		148
(291.2)		130
(254.9)		153
(301.4)		113
(224.8)		160
(320.9)		149
(300.7)		138
(262.2)		102
(196.0)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		26
(48.3)		19
(36.2)		16
(30.5)		28
(53.3)		28
(54.3)		37
(72.8)		58
(113.7)		41
(80.8)		37
(73.6)		46
(92.2)		37
(74.7)		48
(91.2)		32
(61.5)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		367
(682.3)		411
(782.5)		580
(1,104.3)		541
(1,030.0)		541
(1,048.4)		525
(1,033.0)		437
(857.0)		351
(691.5)		343
(682.3)		425
(852.3)		577
(1,164.3)		380
(722.0)		394
(757.2)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		1,713
(3,184.8)		1,662
(3,164.3)		1,694
(3,225.2)		1,575
(2,998.6)		1,575
(3,052.3)		1,765
(3,472.8)		1,160
(2,274.8)		1,365
(2,689.3)		1,389
(2,763.0)		1,327
(2,661.2)		1,324
(2,671.7)		1,274
(2,420.7)		1,226
(2,356.2)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		190
(353.2)		215
(409.3)		183
(348.4)		218
(415.0)		218
(422.5)		167
(328.6)		165
(323.6)		98
(193.1)		86
(171.1)		102
(204.6)		82
(165.5)		71
(134.9)		72
(138.4)
Arson
(per 100,000)		10
(18.6)		2
(3.8)		8
(15.2)		7
(13.3)		7
(13.6)		5
(9.8)		8
(15.7)		2
(3.9)		3
(6.0)		3
(6.0)		6
(12.1)		2
(3.8)		1
(1.9)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 307.5)322.4331.2358.8369.5376.2393.2317.2316.8289.0324.8332.5284.3256.3
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.



According to our research of Illinois and other state lists there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Oak Park, Illinois as of May 18, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Oak Park to the number of sex offenders is 4,427 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.


See how dangerous Oak Park, IL is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Oak Park:

256.3
Forest Park:

394.4
River Forest:

200.7
North Riverside:

470.7
Maywood:

608.8
Melrose Park:

179.2
Elmwood Park:

123.0
Berwyn:

198.9
Cicero:

251.1
Violent crime rate in 2011
Oak Park:

151.7
U.S. Average:

213.6

Violent crime rate in 2010
Oak Park:

202.7
U.S. Average:

223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
Oak Park:

206.7
U.S. Average:

238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
Oak Park:

229.0
U.S. Average:

252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007
Oak Park:

180.4
U.S. Average:

259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006
Oak Park:

229.1
U.S. Average:

264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
Oak Park:

223.9
U.S. Average:

258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
Oak Park:

232.0
U.S. Average:

256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
Oak Park:

225.4
U.S. Average:

262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
Oak Park:

221.4
U.S. Average:

272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001
Oak Park:

182.8
U.S. Average:

276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000
Oak Park:

173.7
U.S. Average:

277.6

Violent crime rate in 1999
Oak Park:

181.5
U.S. Average:

286.4

Property crime rate in 2011
Oak Park:

309.4
U.S. Average:

273.7

Property crime rate in 2010
Oak Park:

304.8
U.S. Average:

276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Oak Park:

417.5
U.S. Average:

285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
Oak Park:

356.6
U.S. Average:

302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
Oak Park:

320.4
U.S. Average:

309.2

Property crime rate in 2006
Oak Park:

322.0
U.S. Average:

317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
Oak Park:

356.0
U.S. Average:

322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
Oak Park:

458.3
U.S. Average:

327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
Oak Park:

454.2
U.S. Average:

334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
Oak Park:

446.2
U.S. Average:

336.9

Property crime rate in 2001
Oak Park:

463.5
U.S. Average:

337.2

Property crime rate in 2000
Oak Park:

401.3
U.S. Average:

331.5

Property crime rate in 1999
Oak Park:

372.1
U.S. Average:

345.0


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Murders per 100,000 population

Rapes per 100,000 population

Robberies per 100,000 population

Assaults per 100,000 population

Burglaries per 100,000 population

Thefts per 100,000 population

Auto thefts per 100,000 population

Arson per 100,000 population

City-data.com crime rate per 100,000 population


Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 138 (111 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.11
Illinois average:

2.78

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 145 (116 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.18
Illinois average:

2.86

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 145 (116 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.34
Illinois average:

2.90

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 152 (122 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.44
Illinois average:

2.91

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 140 (125 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.50
Illinois average:

2.91

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 139 (124 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.45
Illinois average:

2.87

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 129 (116 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.28
Illinois average:

2.88

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 130 (115 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.20
Illinois average:

2.90


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in Oak Park

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Zip codes: 60301, 60302, 60304.


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