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Crime Continues to Decrease in 2023

In 2023, both nationally and locally, both violent and property crime rates continued down

For the nation, violent crime was down by 8.2% and property crime by 6.3%

For the Midwest as a whole, violent crime and property crime both decreased by 11%.

For American cities with populations between 25,000-99,999, violent crimes declined by 6% and property crime by 7%.

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For Joliet, the only city in the FBI report that is close by, violent crime was down by 11% and property crime by 6%.

In all of these cases, the only crime increasing was the property crime of auto theft.

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The FBI did not report statistics for Orland Park and Tinley Park. But both villages have mirrored trends for the Midwest in the past. So it is likely that their violent and property crimes also decreased in 2023.

Note: Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. Property crimes include arson, burglary, auto theft and larceny theft.

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