Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2020
Bridgeview, IL Crime Grade
How Bridgeview grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Illinois — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
8/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2020, the violent crime rate in Bridgeview, IL was 249.1 per 100,000 residents (40 incidents over a population of 16,056). That puts Bridgeview 38% below the U.S. rate of 399.1 and 44% below the Illinois statewide rate of 444.2.
That ranks Bridgeview #2,370 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 37% of them, and #156 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is down 4% year over year and down 15% over the last five years.
Bridgeview, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Illinois Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 249.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,370 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #156 of 214
- Safer than
- 37% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 4%
- 5-year change
- down 15%
- Population
- 16,056
- Reporting agency
- Bridgeview Police Department
- Data year
- 2020 · FBI UCR
Reported by Bridgeview Police Department (FBI ORI IL0161100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bridgeview (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bridgeview vs. U.S., 2020 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 292.7(48) | 376.2(61) | 183.9(30) | 260.0(42) | 249.1(40) |
| Murder | 6.1(1) | 6.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 6.2(1) |
| Rape | 18.3(3) | 55.5(9) | 18.4(3) | 37.1(6) | 18.7(3) |
| Robbery | 103.7(17) | 104.9(17) | 49.0(8) | 74.3(12) | 62.3(10) |
| Aggravated assault | 164.7(27) | 209.7(34) | 116.4(19) | 148.6(24) | 161.9(26) |
| Property crime | 2750.5(451) | 2090.9(339) | 1961.1(320) | 1962.5(317) | 2179.9(350) |
| Burglary | 268.3(44) | 166.5(27) | 190.0(31) | 216.7(35) | 130.8(21) |
| Larceny | 2268.7(372) | 1794.9(291) | 1654.7(270) | 1683.9(272) | 1937.0(311) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 183.0(30) | 129.5(21) | 110.3(18) | 49.5(8) | 99.7(16) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Bridgeview, IL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Bridgeview Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Bridgeview calculated?
- Bridgeview's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Illinois state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Illinois cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Bridgeview Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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