The city of Oak Forest, with a total population of 27,761, experienced 1,008 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 128.24 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 59.49% difference making Oak Forest lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 42 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Oak Forest also handled 314 arrests for property crimes during 2017. Compared to Arlington Heights and Burbank, Oak Forest is a more dangerous place to live.
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The city of Oak Forest experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Oak Forest totaled 42 violent crimes and 314 non-violent crimes.
During 2009-2017, Oak Forest experienced 280 violent crimes. Of those, 6 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, 5 were for revised rape, another 30 were for legacy rape, 120 were for robbery, and 157 were for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Cook county, Illinois with a total number of 55 employees - 4 female, 39 male officers and 12 civilians. Oak Forest PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is IL0167900, it belongs to the East North Central division in the Midwest region with a region code of Region II.