Burnham, IL crime & safety
Burnham's reported crime rate is below Illinois's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 9 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Burnham compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Not graded yet
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Burnham's police department reported only 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Burnham at a glance
2025, by type
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Local public safety
Burnham and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham | — | 2.3 | 12.6 | 2025 |
| Chicago | D | 4.2 | 29.4 | 2025 |
No town figures in the FBI's data: Thornton, Calumet City.
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 3,900, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.