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Melrose Park Crime Rate Report (Illinois)

Melrose Park crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 15 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Melrose Park for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2024.

The city violent crime rate for Melrose Park in 2024 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 16.12% and the city property crime rate in Melrose Park was higher than the national property crime rate average but only by 0.53%.

In 2024 the city violent crime rate in Melrose Park was higher than the violent crime rate in Illinois by 5.25% and the city property crime rate in Melrose Park was higher than the property crime rate in Illinois but only by 3.22%.

Property and Violent Crime
Melrose Park Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Melrose Park Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Melrose Park Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2024 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault45
Arson4
Burglary95
Larceny and Theft252
Motor Vehicle Theft66
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape10
Robbery14
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)455
Property Crime413
Violent Crime71
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault45
Arson2
Burglary69
Larceny and Theft211
Motor Vehicle Theft74
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape18
Robbery24
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)374
Property Crime332
Violent Crime88

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Melrose Park Property Crime

Melrose Park Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Melrose Park Crime 2024

Melrose Park Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Melrose Park Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Melrose Park Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Melrose Park, 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 Melrose Park crime report data for 2026 was projected from 15 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2024.

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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