Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Franklin Park, IL Crime Grade
How Franklin Park 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
6/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Franklin Park, IL was 133.0 per 100,000 residents (24 incidents over a population of 18,040). That puts Franklin Park 59% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 46% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
That ranks Franklin Park #1,461 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 61% of them, and #115 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is down 24% year over year and down 21% over the last five years.
Franklin Park, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Illinois Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 133.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,461 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #115 of 214
- Safer than
- 61% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 24%
- 5-year change
- down 21%
- Population
- 18,040
- Reporting agency
- Franklin Park Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Franklin Park Police Department (FBI ORI IL0163700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Franklin Park (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Franklin Park vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 167.5(29) | 170.0(31) | 139.7(25) | 175.2(31) | 133.0(24) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 52.0(9) | 21.9(4) | 50.3(9) | 45.2(8) | 44.3(8) |
| Robbery | 46.2(8) | 43.9(8) | 16.8(3) | 45.2(8) | 38.8(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 69.3(12) | 104.2(19) | 67.1(12) | 84.8(15) | 49.9(9) |
| Property crime | 1288.0(223) | 1327.5(242) | 1224.1(219) | 1406.9(249) | 1141.9(206) |
| Burglary | 150.2(26) | 208.4(38) | 139.7(25) | 536.8(95) | 166.3(30) |
| Larceny | 918.4(159) | 844.8(154) | 821.6(147) | 644.1(114) | 798.2(144) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 213.7(37) | 257.8(47) | 240.3(43) | 220.4(39) | 177.4(32) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Franklin Park, 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 Franklin Park 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 Franklin Park calculated?
- Franklin Park'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 Franklin Park 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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