Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer crimes per resident are recorded in Hinsdale than in 89% of U.S. towns
2 of the 5 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident. On top of that, typical years here bring 0.3 violent crime plus 4.5 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 3.1 plus 18.8 in the rest of Illinois. The Safety Grade comes out at A, drawn from crimes Hinsdale’s police reported through 2023 to 2025: #42 of 339 graded towns in Illinois. The graded rate rose 45% from 2023 to 2025.
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 Hinsdale
2 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Illinois towns on Hinsdale’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Western Springs (A+), Clarendon Hills (A), Burr Ridge (A−), Westmont (B), Oak Brook (D−). Indian Head Park reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. York Township and Downers Grove Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
A job center
Hinsdale has 11,164 jobs based in town for 17,573 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Hinsdale’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 lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Hinsdale property | Rest of Illinois property | Hinsdale violent | Rest of Illinois violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.6 | 19.6 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 4.9 | 19.9 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 4.9 | 17.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Illinois.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Hinsdale | Rest of Illinois | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Hinsdale’s police reported 17 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.3 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 Hinsdale 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 fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
94 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.
7 violent and 87 property, as reported to the FBI by Hinsdale’s police.
Four people died in crashes on Hinsdale’s roads in 2019–2023
Hinsdale had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died; 2 were pedestrians. Most of these deaths (2 of 4) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
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 Hinsdale’s size would see about 6 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Hinsdale’s own rate (4.7) 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.
Hinsdale and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinsdale | A | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Burr Ridge | A− | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| Oak Brook | D− | 0.7 | 63.7 |
| Western Springs | A+ | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Indian Head Park | — | — | — |
| Westmont | B | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| Clarendon Hills | A | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| York Township | — | — | — |
| Downers Grove Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Indian Head Park reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. York Township and Downers Grove Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Illinois towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinsdale | A | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Cary | A | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| Morton | B+ | 1.2 | 7.7 |
| Bourbonnais | B | 1.8 | 6.3 |
| Charleston | C | 2.9 | 15.5 |
| Jacksonville | C | 2.6 | 19.8 |
The five graded Illinois towns closest to Hinsdale’s population (17,573), 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 Hinsdale. 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 Hinsdale’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (17,656 in 2025); our figure for Hinsdale is 17,573 (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 Hinsdale
Is Hinsdale, IL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Hinsdale reports less crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #42 of 339 in Illinois. Its police reported 0.3 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 Hinsdale?
0.3 violent and 4.5 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 Hinsdale safer than Burr Ridge?
Burr Ridge reports more crime per resident than Hinsdale: Burr Ridge grades A− for safety and Hinsdale A. Burr Ridge’s police reported 0.6 violent and 7.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Hinsdale?
Hinsdale’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Hinsdale”. 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.