New Lenox, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In New Lenox, IL Summary

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

  • There were 266 total crimes committed in New Lenox the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 960.3 total crimes per 100K people in New Lenox.
  • The overall crime rate in New Lenox is -58.68% below the national average.
  • New Lenox ranks #353 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • New Lenox ranks #3,586 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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New Lenox Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in New Lenox is 960.3 per 100,000 people. That's -58.68% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.63% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
New Lenox
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 266 960.3 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 4 14.4 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 10.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 20 72.2 425.9 369.8
Burglary 21 75.8 246.4 269.8
Larceny 214 772.6 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 39.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 246 888.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

New Lenox 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 New Lenox

20
Violent Crimes
72.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in New Lenox in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in New Lenox is 72.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,385.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in New Lenox each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.47% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.05% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In New Lenox

246
Property Crimes
888.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 246 property crimes in New Lenox in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in New Lenox is 888.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 112.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in New Lenox each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.56% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.05% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around New Lenox

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Naperville, IL 148,929 1,290 866.2 813.8 52.4
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Downers Grove, IL 49,070 130 264.9 169.1 95.8
Lockport, IL 26,079 170 651.9 598.2 53.7
Homer Glen, IL 24,524 103 420.0 375.1 44.9
Westmont, IL 24,416 92 376.8 249.8 127.0
Darien, IL 21,590 41 189.9 152.8 37.1
Frankfort, IL 20,666 154 745.2 701.6 43.5
Crest Hill, IL 20,197 268 1,326.9 1,064.5 262.4

New Lenox SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
4
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