Lakewood, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lakewood, IL Summary

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

  • There were 1 total crimes committed in Lakewood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 24.9 total crimes per 100K people in Lakewood.
  • The overall crime rate in Lakewood is -98.93% below the national average.
  • Lakewood ranks #37 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Lakewood ranks #377 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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Lakewood Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lakewood is 24.9 per 100,000 people. That's -98.93% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -98.75% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lakewood
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1 24.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 0 0.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 1 24.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 1 24.9 1,559.4 1,954.4

Lakewood 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 Lakewood

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Lakewood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lakewood is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lakewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -100.00% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lakewood

1
Property Crimes
24.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-98.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 property crimes in Lakewood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lakewood is 24.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,023.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lakewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -98.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -98.41% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lakewood

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
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
Crystal Lake, IL 39,726 76 191.3 98.2 93.1
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
Huntley, IL 28,223 192 680.3 620.1 60.2
Woodstock, IL 25,778 195 756.5 698.3 58.2
Lake Zurich, IL 19,571 261 1,333.6 1,277.4 56.2

Lakewood SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
10/10
Housing
1
Affordability
1
Diversity
5
Safety
10
Amenities
7
Education
10
Commute
4
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