Harvard, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Harvard, IL Summary

Crime in Harvard research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Harvard 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 Harvard:

  • There were 92 total crimes committed in Harvard the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 972.4 total crimes per 100K people in Harvard.
  • The overall crime rate in Harvard is -58.16% below the national average.
  • Harvard ranks #360 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Harvard ranks #3,633 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.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Harvard Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Harvard is 972.4 per 100,000 people. That's -58.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.02% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Harvard
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 92 972.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 10.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 63.4 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 10 105.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 5 52.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 69 729.3 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 84.6 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 82 866.7 1,559.4 1,954.4

Harvard 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 Harvard

10
Violent Crimes
105.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Harvard in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Harvard is 105.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 946.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Harvard each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.42% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.18% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Harvard

82
Property Crimes
866.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 82 property crimes in Harvard in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Harvard is 866.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Harvard each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.42% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Harvard

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Crystal Lake, IL 39,726 76 191.3 98.2 93.1
McHenry, IL 27,610 220 796.8 731.6 65.2
Woodstock, IL 25,778 195 756.5 698.3 58.2
Belvidere, IL 25,143 283 1,125.6 863.1 262.5
Roscoe, IL 10,815 65 601.0 545.5 55.5
Johnsburg, IL 6,395 61 953.9 860.0 93.8
Twin Lakes, WI 6,230 50 802.6 449.4 353.1
Spring Grove, IL 5,698 2 35.1 35.1 0.0
Williams Bay, WI 3,017 12 397.7 331.5 66.3
Walworth, WI 2,778 29 1,043.9 1,043.9 0.0

Harvard SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
5
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