Orland Park Was Named The Safest City In Illinois

ORLAND PARK, IL — Orland Park has been named the Safest City in Illinois for the very first time, according to Safety.com, a home security, personal, financial, digital and travel safety website.

According to the website, Safety.com narrowed down the safest cities in each state based on two primary categories, along with data collected by FBI crime reports and the Gun Violence Archive.

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The website states that it first evaluates public safety factors, such as violent, property and hate crimes, determining the safest areas to live. Then the website said it evaluates financial and socioeconomic factors like household income, average rent and health insurance. Additionally, the website says it evaluates each state for natural disaster safety and public health safety.

"Orland Park was named the safest city in Illinois for the first time by safety.com," Mayor of Orland Park Keith Pekau said on Facebook. "Great work by our Orland Park Police Department that continues to be proactive to keep us safe."

In January, the Orland Park Police Department presented its State of the Village Address at a Village Board of Trustees meeting, detailing crime statistics within Orland in 2020. Police Chief Joe Mitchell stood before the board with a PowerPoint presentation that compared 2019 and 2020 crime statistics. According to Mitchell, Orland Park had a 29 percent decrease in crime from 2019 to 2020.

Read more about the recognition on Safety.com's website, here.

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