Cook County, IL has a lower rate of violent crime than the national average at 17.9 per 1000 compared to 22.7 per 1000 respectively. Property crime rates in Cook County are slightly higher than the national average with 35.5 per 1000 compared to 35.4 per 1000 nationally. Overall, Cook County's crime rate is lower than the national average, indicating that it is a relatively safe place to live or visit.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Cook County violent crime is 17.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Cook County property crime is 35.5. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Cook, Illinois does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Chicago, Illinois. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Chicago, Illinois. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.