Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Palos Heights, IL Crime Grade
How Palos Heights 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
3/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Palos Heights, IL was 50.0 per 100,000 residents (6 incidents over a population of 12,007). That puts Palos Heights 85% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 80% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
That ranks Palos Heights #501 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 87% of them, and #46 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is down 19% year over year and down 59% over the last five years.
Palos Heights, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Illinois Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 50.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #501 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #46 of 214
- Safer than
- 87% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 19%
- 5-year change
- down 59%
- Population
- 12,007
- Reporting agency
- Palos Heights Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Palos Heights Police Department (FBI ORI IL0168500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Palos Heights (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Palos Heights 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 | 121.3(15) | 69.0(8) | 52.4(6) | 61.7(7) | 50.0(6) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 40.4(5) | 8.6(1) | 17.5(2) | 35.2(4) | 33.3(4) |
| Robbery | 24.3(3) | 17.2(2) | 17.5(2) | 17.6(2) | 8.3(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 56.6(7) | 43.1(5) | 17.5(2) | 8.8(1) | 8.3(1) |
| Property crime | 517.8(64) | 870.5(101) | 707.9(81) | 872.0(99) | 832.8(100) |
| Burglary | 56.6(7) | 60.3(7) | 35.0(4) | 88.1(10) | 66.6(8) |
| Larceny | 420.7(52) | 672.3(78) | 620.5(71) | 775.1(88) | 682.9(82) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 40.4(5) | 129.3(15) | 52.4(6) | 8.8(1) | 83.3(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Palos Heights, 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 Palos Heights 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 Palos Heights calculated?
- Palos Heights'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 Palos Heights 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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