Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
River Forest, IL Crime Grade
How River Forest 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
5/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in River Forest, IL was 109.9 per 100,000 residents (13 incidents over a population of 11,833). That puts River Forest 66% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 55% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. River Forest (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
River Forest 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 | 75.1(8) | 52.6(6) | 98.6(11) | 81.2(9) | 109.9(13) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 33.8(4) |
| Robbery | 75.1(8) | 52.6(6) | 71.7(8) | 36.1(4) | 50.7(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 17.9(2) | 45.1(5) | 25.4(3) |
| Property crime | 1446.4(154) | 1841.6(210) | 1640.5(183) | 2491.0(276) | 1588.8(188) |
| Burglary | 187.8(20) | 157.9(18) | 161.4(18) | 568.6(63) | 84.5(10) |
| Larceny | 1249.2(133) | 1499.6(171) | 1344.7(150) | 1859.2(206) | 1470.5(174) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 9.4(1) | 184.2(21) | 134.5(15) | 63.2(7) | 25.4(3) |
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: River Forest'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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