Northfield, IL crime analytics
Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?
Methodology: Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data
Northfield has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Northfield is 1 in 82. How does Northfield fare compared to other communities in Illinois of all population sizes? Northfield's crime rate is lower than approximately 25% of Illinois communities.
How does the crime rate in Northfield compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Northfield with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Northfield's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Northfield does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Northfield.
For Northfield, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Northfield than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 5578, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Northfield's rate for property crime is 12 per one thousand population. This makes Northfield a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Northfield is one in 83.
total Crime Index
40
(100 is safest)
Northfield Annual Crimes
| Violent | Property | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of Crimes |
1 |
67 |
68 |
|
Crime Rate
|
0.18 |
12.01 |
12.19 |
Violent Crime
Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime
1 in
5,578
in
Northfield
1 in
348
in
Illinois
Northfield Violent Crimes
Population: 5,578
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
United States Violent Crimes
Population: 333,287,557
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
Property Crime
Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)
Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime
1 in
83
in
Northfield
1 in
59
in
Illinois
Property Crimes
Population: 5,578
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 18 | 44 | 5 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 3.23 | 7.89 | 0.90 |
United States Property Crimes
Population: 333,287,557
| burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |