Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Melrose Park, IL Crime Grade
How Melrose 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
9/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Melrose Park, IL was 300.1 per 100,000 residents (70 incidents over a population of 23,327). That puts Melrose Park 18% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 2% above the Illinois statewide rate of 294.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Melrose Park (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Melrose Park vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 333.0(82) | 279.8(68) | 303.3(72) | 268.2(63) | 300.1(70) |
| Murder | 4.1(1) | 8.2(2) | 0.0(0) | 21.3(5) | 8.6(2) |
| Rape | 44.7(11) | 49.4(12) | 80.0(19) | 76.6(18) | 42.9(10) |
| Robbery | 162.4(40) | 65.8(16) | 75.8(18) | 68.1(16) | 60.0(14) |
| Aggravated assault | 121.8(30) | 156.3(38) | 147.4(35) | 102.2(24) | 188.6(44) |
| Property crime | 1169.6(288) | 1082.0(263) | 1714.5(407) | 1489.7(350) | 1791.9(418) |
| Burglary | 324.9(80) | 139.9(34) | 105.3(25) | 178.8(42) | 377.2(88) |
| Larceny | 678.2(167) | 711.8(173) | 1289.0(306) | 1047.1(246) | 1110.3(259) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 162.4(40) | 226.3(55) | 320.1(76) | 259.6(61) | 287.2(67) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Melrose Park's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Illinois cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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