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United States / Illinois / Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area / Cook County / Park Forest / Zip Codes
Park Forest, IL is a relatively safe community when it comes to crime. The violent crime rate in Park Forest is 16.4, which is significantly lower than the national average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Park Forest is 27.6, compared to the national average of 35.4. This indicates that Park Forest has a lower rate of both violent and property crimes than the average American city or town. This makes Park Forest an attractive option for those looking for a safe and secure place to live.

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

Park Forest violent crime is 16.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Park Forest property crime is 27.6. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Park Forest, IL Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2003362.7038135189.83315.14852636194
2005422.64.338.8181.1198.43221.4560.62320.1340.7
201022618.113.681.41131957.1840.71084.731.6
2011276.8027.2108.9140.62381.91247.71061.772.6
2012298.84.536.2122.2135.83160.41657.21390113.2
20134.540.8217.7163.32135.9625.81392.2117.9
2014317.1031.7135.9149.51735.2493.81155.386.1
2015331.14.568117.9140.61805.3430.91283.790.7
2016341.79.150.1154.9127.61608.4501.2952.3154.9
20173084.669124.1110.31508321.8997.7188.5
2018281.94.618.5110.9147.91589.9346.61007.6235.7
20193984.774.9135.8182.61512.3327.7983.2201.3

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Olympia Fields, IL269.710,163.95,00322019
South Chicago Heights, IL446.84,045.73,97522019
Richton Park, IL448.62,205.613,71132019
University Park, IL183.41,227.67,89132015
Chicago Heights, IL773.61,954.530,45632019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
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per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Richton Park, IL448.62,205.613,71132019
Chicago Heights, IL773.61,954.530,45632019
Matteson, IL1,296.32,797.619,18242019
Homewood, IL185.94,280.218,06252019
Sauk Village, IL5,485.02,199.810,54462019

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Valerie · Park Forest, IL
Park Forest - It is Coming Back!
Over 8 years ago

I'm happy to share that it IS coming back. I'm very thankful we found this community. Our family (husband, wife, 1 young child) recently bought our a little house here  More

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Christina · Park Forest, IL
If Only It Could Come Back
Over 10 years ago

Park Forest is beautiful, but it's going down. You can see tons of green, an excellent library, but also plenty of vacant buildings. In its hay day, it must have been  More

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Jesse · Redondo Beach, CA
MEMORIES gone forever
Over 11 years ago

No disrespect to the remaining officials and friends from my upbringing; but, leave town. I read how Park forest continues to fight off urban decay. It's simply a  More

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