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Crime Index: (100 is Safest)
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Safest River Forest Neighborhoods
| NAME | |
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| 1 | Lake St / Park Ave |
| 2 | Village Center / Domin... |
popular neighborhoods in River Forest Village Center / Dominican U, Lake St / Park Ave
popular communities near River Forest, Illinois Chicago, Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, La Grange, Lincolnwood, Oak Park, Park Ridge, Riverside, Western Springs
POPULATION
11,635

CRIME INDEX
60
100 is safest
This city is safer than 60% of the cities in the US.
city Annual Crimes
| VIOLENT | PROPERTY | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 177 | 186 |
| annual crimes per 1,000 residents | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0.77 | 15.21 | 15.98 |
| River Forest | Illinois |
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| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| RATE PER 1,000 | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 16,692 | 93,934 | 417,122 | 862,947 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 1.41 | 2.91 |
| River Forest | Illinois |
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| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| RATE PER 1,000 | NO DATA | NO DATA | NO DATA |
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 2,154,126 | 6,776,807 | 1,235,226 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 7.27 | 22.86 | 4.17 |
| River Forest | Illinois |
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With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 16 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in River Forest is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 60% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in River Forest is one in 63. Compared to communities within Illinois, River Forest's crime rate is lower than nearly 60% of the state's cities and towns.
Compared to other communities of similar population size, River Forest has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, River Forest is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.
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 River Forest 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 River Forest.
For River Forest, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in River Forest than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1292, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.
Moreover, the rate of property crime in River Forest – burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson – is 15 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.




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