Crime & Safety
Park Ridge Sees Lowest Crime Rate in 5 Years
The overall crime rate decreased approximately 4 percent from 2011 to 2012, according to data presented to Park Ridge's committee of the whole on Monday.
Park Ridge appears to have been a slightly safer place to live in 2012 than it was in 2011. The overall crime rate was four percent lower in 2012 compared to 2011, according to annual data Police Chief Frank Kaminski presented to the committee of the whole at a meeting on Monday.
In an interview with Patch, Kaminski said he attributed the decline in crime to an increase in community involvement.
“We’ve been trying to move to more of a community policing philosophy,” Kaminski said.
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In a memo about the crime statistics, Kaminski stated 2012 had the lowest crime rate in the past five years, and, according to the analysis, it also had the lowest accident rate in five years.
Criminal offenses in Park Ridge decreased approximately 17 percent from 2011 to 2012, Kaminski stated, and burglaries decreased by approximately 14 percent during the same time period.
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Accidents declined approximately 10 percent, Kaminski stated, between 2011 and 2012.
Park Ridge was recently named one of top 100 safest communities in the U.S. by real estate research firm NeighborhoodScout.
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