Machesney Park, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Machesney Park, IL Summary

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

  • There were 296 total crimes committed in Machesney Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,312.2 total crimes per 100K people in Machesney Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Machesney Park is -43.54% below the national average.
  • Machesney Park ranks #414 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Machesney Park ranks #4,758 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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Machesney Park Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Machesney Park is 1,312.2 per 100,000 people. That's -43.54% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.91% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Machesney Park
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 296 1,312.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 4.4 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 41 181.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 55 243.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 28 124.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 197 873.3 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 70.9 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 241 1,068.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Machesney Park 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 Machesney Park

55
Violent Crimes
243.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 55 violent crimes in Machesney Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Machesney Park is 243.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 410.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Machesney Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.07% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -42.75% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Machesney Park

241
Property Crimes
1,068.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 241 property crimes in Machesney Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Machesney Park is 1,068.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 93.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Machesney Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -31.49% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Machesney Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rockford, IL 146,710 5,964 4,065.2 2,635.1 1,430.0
Beloit, WI 36,784 998 2,713.1 2,101.5 611.7
Belvidere, IL 25,143 283 1,125.6 863.1 262.5
Loves Park, IL 23,222 421 1,812.9 1,472.7 340.2
Roscoe, IL 10,815 65 601.0 545.5 55.5
South Beloit, IL 7,893 111 1,406.3 1,165.6 240.7
Rockton, IL 7,738 93 1,201.9 1,111.4 90.5
Cherry Valley, IL 2,880 153 5,312.5 5,000.0 312.5

Machesney Park SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8
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