Crystal Lake, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Crystal Lake, IL Summary

Crime in Crystal Lake research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Crystal Lake over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Crystal Lake:

  • There were 76 total crimes committed in Crystal Lake the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 191.3 total crimes per 100K people in Crystal Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Crystal Lake is -91.77% below the national average.
  • Crystal Lake ranks #90 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Crystal Lake ranks #731 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Crystal Lake Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Crystal Lake is 191.3 per 100,000 people. That's -91.77% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -90.36% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Crystal Lake
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 76 191.3 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.5 9.1 6.3
Robbery 7 17.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 45.3 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 37 93.1 425.9 369.8
Burglary 24 60.4 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 35.2 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 39 98.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Crystal Lake Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Crystal Lake

37
Violent Crimes
93.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 violent crimes in Crystal Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Crystal Lake is 93.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,073.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Crystal Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.81% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -78.13% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Crystal Lake

39
Property Crimes
98.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-94.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 property crimes in Crystal Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Crystal Lake is 98.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,018.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Crystal Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -94.98% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -93.70% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Crystal Lake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Palatine, IL 65,078 585 898.9 789.8 109.1
Hoffman Estates, IL 50,385 530 1,051.9 952.7 99.2
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
Mundelein, IL 31,561 298 944.2 884.0 60.2
Algonquin, IL 30,212 308 1,019.5 969.8 49.6
Lake in the Hills, IL 28,961 100 345.3 290.0 55.2
Vernon Hills, IL 26,717 366 1,369.9 1,265.1 104.8
Libertyville, IL 20,434 47 230.0 200.6 29.4
Lake Zurich, IL 19,571 261 1,333.6 1,277.4 56.2

Crystal Lake SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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