Crime in Evanston, Illinois: How Safe is Evanston, Illinois? Check out the crime rates and safety statistics.

Is Evanston, Illinois a nice place to live? Is crime rate higher in Evanston? What is the crime rate in Evanston city? Let's find out.

The overall crime rate in Evanston, Illinois is 18% higher than national average.

The violent crime rate of Evanston is 60% lower than national average.

While the property crime rate of Evanston is 34% higher than national average.

You have 1 in 643 chance of being victim of violent crime.

You have 1 in 38 chance of being victim of property crime.

Crime Cases

2052

Violent : 115
Property : 1937

Total Crime

18% NAT. AVG.
40% STATE AVG.
2771.2 (per 100k)

Violent Crime

60% NAT. AVG.
64% STATE AVG.
155.3 (per 100k)

Property Crime

34% NAT. AVG.
68% STATE AVG.
2615.9 (per 100k)

Violent crime

1 in 643

Property crime

1 in 38

Robbery

1 in 1761

Burglary

1 in 253

Assault

1 in 1138

Car Theft

1 in 1057

Ranking	Total Crime	Property Crime	Burglary	Larceny	Car Thefts
In Illinois	2	2	3	1	6
In USA	991	858	775	734	1456

Ranking	Violent Crime	Murder	Robbery	Assault	Rape
In Illinois	9	6	5	8	14
In USA	1637	319	609	1614	1639

Crime Type	Count	Evanston	Illinois	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime	115	155.3	425.91	387.8
Murder	1	1.4	9.14	6.5
Robbery	42	56.7	97.41	73.9
Assault	65	87.8	278.93	279.7
Rape	7	9.4	40.44	27.7

Crime Type	Count	Evanston	Illinois	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Property Crime	1937	2615.9	1559.38	1,958.2
Burglary	292	394.3	246.43	314.2
Larceny	1575	2127	1143.47	1,398
Car Theft	70	94.5	169.47	246