Photo: Miroslaw Mucha · Public domainCrime in Niles Township: the figures, without a grade
The closest graded town is Skokie, 1 mile away, at C−. For 2023–2025, the FBI has no crime figures for Niles Township itself, so it has no Safety Grade. The surrounding 10 miles hold 20 graded places to compare with.
The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skokie | C− | 1 mi | 1.9 | 26.1 |
| Morton Grove | B+ | 2 mi | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| Lincolnwood | C+ | 2 mi | 1.0 | 18.3 |
| Niles | C+ | 3 mi | 0.5 | 19.8 |
| Evanston | C− | 3 mi | 1.4 | 27.4 |
| Wilmette | B+ | 3 mi | 0.3 | 10.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Niles Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Niles Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
30 people died in crashes on Niles Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Niles Township had 30 fatal crashes in five years, in which 30 people died; 9 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists. 7 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 5.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Illinois towns of 100,000+ people (6.1, 28 towns).
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.
Niles Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | D | 5.2 | 32.8 |
| Skokie | C− | 1.9 | 26.1 |
| Niles | C+ | 0.5 | 19.8 |
| Evanston | C− | 1.4 | 27.4 |
| New Trier Township | — | — | — |
| Northfield Township | — | — | — |
| Lincolnwood | C+ | 1.0 | 18.3 |
| Wilmette | B+ | 0.3 | 10.7 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. New Trier Township and Northfield Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Niles Township
Is Niles Township, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Niles Township. Niles Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Illinois towns with a grade are Skokie (C−, 1 mi), Morton Grove (B+, 2 mi), Lincolnwood (C+, 2 mi).
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.