There’s a case to be made that to determine how safe a place is, find out how much money that place spends to fight crime. By that measure, the safest town in Illinois for 2025 has been described as a hidden gem with almost a European charm.
I saw this new ranking from Money Geek. They named the safest cities and towns for each state in America based on their per capita cost of fighting crime. For Illinois, the top place is Northbrook, Illinois.
The Lovely Wayfarer YouTube channel described Northbrook, Illinois as “a hidden gem that exudes the charm of a European small town while being just a stone’s throw away from the bustling city of Chicago”…