Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Hickory Hills, IL Crime Grade
How Hickory Hills 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
1/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Hickory Hills, IL was 28.5 per 100,000 residents (4 incidents over a population of 14,035). That puts Hickory Hills 91% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 88% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
That ranks Hickory Hills #225 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 94% of them, and #18 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is down 67% year over year and down 81% over the last five years.
Hickory Hills, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Illinois Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 28.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #225 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #18 of 214
- Safer than
- 94% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 67%
- 5-year change
- down 81%
- Population
- 14,035
- Reporting agency
- Hickory Hills Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Hickory Hills Police Department (FBI ORI IL0164600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Hickory Hills (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Hickory Hills 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 152.1(21) | 204.8(28) | 108.8(15) | 87.6(12) | 28.5(4) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 79.7(11) | 36.6(5) | 58.0(8) | 21.9(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 43.5(6) | 87.8(12) | 21.8(3) | 7.3(1) | 7.1(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 29.0(4) | 80.5(11) | 29.0(4) | 58.4(8) | 21.4(3) |
| Property crime | 1397.9(193) | 2384.4(326) | 1080.6(149) | 1036.6(142) | 755.3(106) |
| Burglary | 173.8(24) | 124.3(17) | 79.8(11) | 65.7(9) | 49.9(7) |
| Larceny | 1173.4(162) | 2172.3(297) | 870.3(120) | 861.4(118) | 619.9(87) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 50.7(7) | 87.8(12) | 123.3(17) | 109.5(15) | 85.5(12) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Hickory Hills, 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 Hickory Hills 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 Hickory Hills calculated?
- Hickory Hills'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 Hickory Hills 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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