Photo: Crosbiesmith · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime reported in Palos Township, IL
Palos 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 Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palos Hills | A− | 2 mi | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| Palos Park | A | 2 mi | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| Hickory Hills | B+ | 3 mi | 0.7 | 9.5 |
| Worth | B− | 3 mi | 2.1 | 10.1 |
| Palos Heights | B+ | 3 mi | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| Willow Springs | A | 4 mi | 0.2 | 3.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Palos Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Palos Township.
25 people died in crashes on Palos Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Palos Township had 21 fatal crashes in five years, in which 25 people died; 4 were pedestrians. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 9.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Illinois towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.1, 150 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.
Palos Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Township | — | — | — |
| Lemont Township | — | — | — |
| Orland Township | — | — | — |
| Worth Township | — | — | — |
| Willow Springs | A | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Bridgeview | — | — | — |
| Chicago Ridge | C | 2.2 | 17.3 |
| Palos Park | A | 0.0 | 4.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lyons Township, Lemont Township, Orland Township, Worth Township and Bridgeview have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
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 Palos Township
Is Palos Township, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Palos Township. Palos 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 Palos Hills (A−, 2 mi), Palos Park (A, 2 mi), Hickory Hills (B+, 3 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.