La Grange Named Among Safest Places in Illinois

The Village of La Grange was recently named the 8th safest midsize place in Illinois, according to a study by ValuePenguin.

Researchers used data from a 2013 FBI crime report and population numbers to calculate a crime score for each place.

La Grange had 95 violent crimes per 100,000 reported crimes, according to the FBI data. The village also had 757 property crimes per 100,000 reported. These numbers contributed to La Grange’s crime score of 228.

With a population of 15,718, La Grange just made it into the midsize category, which includes places with populations between 15,000 and 30,000.

Lake in the Hills was ranked the safest midsize place, with a crime score of 108. Glen Ellyn was No. 10 in midsize with a crime score of 237.

In the full list of 298 places ranked, which included big, midsize and small cities, La Grange ranked No. 41. Hawthorn Woods came out on top of the list, with a crime score of 60. Among those ranked, Harvey was the least safe, with a crime score of 2,409.

The study also reported villages in Illinois are safer than cities, towns or other municipalities.

Methodology

Researchers standardized raw data from 2013 FBI crime statistics by city, according to ValuePenguin. The data included property crimes such as burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson, and violent crimes such as murder/manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

Crimes were measured per 100,000 to consider population. The crime scores were created by weighing violent crime at 90 percent and property crime at 10 percent, ValuePenguin reported. Places were then ranked based on these crime scores.

See the full rankings from ValuePenguin.

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