Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Richton Park, IL Crime Grade
How Richton 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 2025, the violent crime rate in Richton Park, IL was 297.3 per 100,000 residents (37 incidents over a population of 12,446). That puts Richton Park 9% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 21% above the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
That ranks Richton Park #2,641 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 30% of them, and #173 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is down 9% year over year and up 1% over the last five years.
Richton Park, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Illinois Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 297.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,641 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #173 of 214
- Safer than
- 30% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 9%
- 5-year change
- up 1%
- Population
- 12,446
- Reporting agency
- Richton Park Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Richton Park Police Department (FBI ORI IL0169200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Richton Park (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Richton 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 294.3(39) | 114.2(14) | 244.0(30) | 328.2(40) | 297.3(37) |
| Murder | 7.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.2(1) | 16.1(2) |
| Rape | 37.7(5) | 16.3(2) | 32.5(4) | 57.4(7) | 40.2(5) |
| Robbery | 60.4(8) | 40.8(5) | 56.9(7) | 90.3(11) | 64.3(8) |
| Aggravated assault | 188.7(25) | 57.1(7) | 154.5(19) | 172.3(21) | 176.8(22) |
| Property crime | 981.1(130) | 799.4(98) | 1992.5(245) | 2133.4(260) | 1807.8(225) |
| Burglary | 105.7(14) | 89.7(11) | 260.2(32) | 270.8(33) | 120.5(15) |
| Larceny | 634.0(84) | 465.0(57) | 1114.2(137) | 1312.9(160) | 1285.6(160) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 241.5(32) | 244.7(30) | 610.0(75) | 525.1(64) | 401.7(50) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Richton 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 Richton 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 Richton Park calculated?
- Richton 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 Richton 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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