Property crime per resident is higher in Chicago Ridge than in 71% of U.S. towns
Each year brought 2.2 violent crimes and 17.3 incidents of property crime for every 1,000 residents (3.1 and 18.8 in the rest of Illinois). Still, from 2023 to 2025, crimes Chicago Ridge’s police reported put it at C for safety: #252 of 339 graded towns in Illinois. Both towns next door with figures record less crime per resident.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of IL” is every other Illinois city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Chicago Ridge
2 of the 2 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Illinois towns on Chicago Ridge’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Worth (B−), Oak Lawn (B−). Palos Township, Bridgeview and Worth Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Chicago Ridge’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns. Its property rate (17.3) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Chicago Ridge | Rest of Illinois | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Chicago Ridge’s police reported 92 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.2 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.1 in the rest of Illinois and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Chicago Ridge per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Chicago Ridge property | Rest of Illinois property | Chicago Ridge violent | Rest of Illinois violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21.1 | 20.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 17.9 | 19.5 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 17.9 | 19.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Illinois.
251 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
26 violent and 225 property, as reported to the FBI by Chicago Ridge’s police.
Six people died in crashes on Chicago Ridge’s roads in 2019–2023
Chicago Ridge had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is about what is typical for Illinois towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (6.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Chicago Ridge’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Chicago Ridge’s own rate (8.5) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Chicago Ridge and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Ridge | C | 2.2 | 17.3 |
| Oak Lawn | B− | 1.3 | 15.6 |
| Worth | B− | 2.1 | 10.1 |
| Palos Township | — | — | — |
| Bridgeview | — | — | — |
| Worth Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Palos Township, Bridgeview and Worth Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Illinois towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Ridge | C | 2.2 | 17.3 |
| Wauconda | A+ | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Hickory Hills | B+ | 0.7 | 9.5 |
| Wood Dale | B | 0.9 | 9.6 |
| Glen Carbon | B | 0.7 | 12.5 |
| Midlothian | C+ | 2.0 | 15.2 |
The five graded Illinois towns closest to Chicago Ridge’s population (14,036), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Chicago Ridge. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Chicago Ridge’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (13,952 in 2025); our figure for Chicago Ridge is 14,036 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Chicago Ridge
Is Chicago Ridge, IL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Chicago Ridge reports more crime per resident than 66% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #252 of 339 in Illinois. Its police reported 2.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.1 in the rest of Illinois and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Chicago Ridge?
2.2 violent and 17.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Illinois reports 3.1 and 18.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Chicago Ridge safer than Oak Lawn?
Oak Lawn reports less crime per resident than Chicago Ridge: Oak Lawn grades B− for safety and Chicago Ridge C. Oak Lawn’s police reported 1.3 violent and 15.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Chicago Ridge?
Chicago Ridge’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Chicago Ridge”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.