2026 Compare Cities Crime:
New Canaan, CT vs Oak Park, IL

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- Oak Park has 55% more violent crime than New Canaan.
- Oak Park has 66% more property crime than New Canaan.
 New Canaan, CTOak Park, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock14.622.7
 Property Crime14.6  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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Reviews for Oak Park    7 Reviews

We've lived in Oak Park for 25 years, raising our two children here. Now, looking ahead a few years, the Cost of Living (127), is a major factor in searching for  More

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I have grew up in the Oak Park area and have lived in other cities in the country. Oak Park is located outside of the city of Chicago. Though located reasonably  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you don't know any better you might think Oak Park is perfect. However, if you are like me and have other places as a comparison, you know better. I will say that  More

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