Lake Bluff, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lake Bluff, IL Summary

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

  • There were 7 total crimes committed in Lake Bluff the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 126.2 total crimes per 100K people in Lake Bluff.
  • The overall crime rate in Lake Bluff is -94.57% below the national average.
  • Lake Bluff ranks #61 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Lake Bluff ranks #553 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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Lake Bluff Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake Bluff is 126.2 per 100,000 people. That's -94.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -93.64% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lake Bluff
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 7 126.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 2 36.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 2 36.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 4 72.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 18.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 5 90.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Lake Bluff 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 Lake Bluff

2
Violent Crimes
36.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Lake Bluff in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lake Bluff is 36.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,774.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake Bluff each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -91.54% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lake Bluff

5
Property Crimes
90.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-95.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 property crimes in Lake Bluff in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lake Bluff is 90.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,109.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lake Bluff each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -95.39% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -94.22% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lake Bluff

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Waukegan, IL 85,739 597 696.3 327.7 368.6
Arlington Heights, IL 74,648 857 1,148.1 1,075.7 72.3
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Highland Park, IL 30,173 372 1,232.9 1,166.6 66.3
Wilmette, IL 27,144 350 1,289.4 1,252.6 36.8
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

Lake Bluff SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
9.5
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
5
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