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South Chicago Heights Crime Rate Report (Illinois)

South Chicago Heights crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 14 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in South Chicago Heights for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for South Chicago Heights in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 26.55% and the city property crime rate in South Chicago Heights was higher than the national property crime rate average by 65.46%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in South Chicago Heights was higher than the violent crime rate in Illinois by 65.19% and the city property crime rate in South Chicago Heights was higher than the property crime rate in Illinois by 68.46%.

Property and Violent Crime
South Chicago Heights Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
South Chicago Heights Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

South Chicago Heights Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault8
Arson0
Burglary5
Larceny and Theft85
Motor Vehicle Theft8
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape4
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)118
Property Crime98
Violent Crime16
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault8
Arson0
Burglary5
Larceny and Theft55
Motor Vehicle Theft16
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape5
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)93
Property Crime73
Violent Crime15

Property and Violent Crime Totals

South Chicago Heights Property Crime

South Chicago Heights Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

South Chicago Heights Crime 2025

South Chicago Heights Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

South Chicago Heights Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

South Chicago Heights Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this South Chicago Heights, Illinois crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the South Chicago Heights crime report data for 2026 was projected from 14 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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