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Park Ridge, 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 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 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

Park Ridge has an overall crime rate of 9 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 Park Ridge is 1 in 109. How does Park Ridge fare compared to other communities in Illinois of all population sizes? Park Ridge's crime rate is lower than approximately 37% of Illinois communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Park Ridge has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Park Ridge 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 Park Ridge 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 Park Ridge.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Park Ridge'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, rape (not statutory), 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 Park Ridge is one in 1068.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Park Ridge's rate for property crime is 8 per one thousand population. This makes Park Ridge a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Park Ridge is one in 121.

Park Ridge Crime Data

total Crime Index

43

(100 is safest)


Safer than 43% of U.S. cities.

Park Ridge Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

36

317

353

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.94

8.25

9.18

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.94
2.89
National Median: 4
    Park Ridge
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,068

in Park Ridge

1 in 346

in Illinois

Park Ridge Violent Crimes

Population: 38,445
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 12 7 17
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.31 0.18 0.44

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
8.25
17.15
National Median: 18
    Park Ridge
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 121

in Park Ridge

1 in 58

in Illinois

Property Crimes

Population: 38,445
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 114 167 36
Rate per 1,000 2.97 4.34 0.94

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

Park Ridge Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
49
28
National Median: 24.5
    Park Ridge
    Illinois