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Richton Park, IL crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Richton Park has an overall crime rate of 8 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Richton Park is 1 in 130. How does Richton Park fare compared to other communities in Illinois of all population sizes? Richton Park's crime rate is lower than approximately 42% of Illinois communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Richton Park has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Richton Park is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Richton Park 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 Richton Park.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Richton Park occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Richton Park; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 461. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Richton Park 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 Richton Park than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 180.

Importantly, we found that Richton Park has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Richton Park is one in 235.

Richton Park Crime Data

total Crime Index

59

(100 is safest)


Safer than 59% of U.S. cities.

Richton Park Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

27

69

96

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.17

5.55

7.72

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.17
2.87
National Median: 4
    Richton Park
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 461

in Richton Park

1 in 348

in Illinois

Richton Park Violent Crimes

Population: 12,441
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
5.55
16.83
National Median: 20
    Richton Park
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 180

in Richton Park

1 in 59

in Illinois

Property Crimes

Population: 12,441
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Richton Park Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
24
27
National Median: 27.0
    Richton Park
    Illinois