Crime rates for Hoffman Estates, IL

About Hoffman Estates crime rates

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Hoffman Estates is safer than 65% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Illinois, only on the order of 45% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Hoffman Estates. If you live in Hoffman Estates, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 69. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 30. It is for these reasons that Hoffman Estates is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Hoffman Estates, and we found that the crime rate in Hoffman Estates is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Hoffman Estates is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Hoffman Estates does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Hoffman Estates.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Hoffman Estates's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, forcible (not statutory) rape, and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Hoffman Estates is one in 767.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Hoffman Estates is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Hoffman Estates than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 76.