Algonquin, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Algonquin, IL Summary

Crime in Algonquin research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Algonquin over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Algonquin:

  • There were 375 total crimes committed in Algonquin in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,238.1 total crimes per 100K people in Algonquin.
  • The overall crime rate in Algonquin is -41.58% below the national average.
  • Algonquin ranks #342 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Algonquin ranks #5,260 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Algonquin Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Algonquin is 1,238.1 per 100,000 people. That's -41.58% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -38.23% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Algonquin
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 375 1,238.1 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 9 29.7 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 18 59.4 289.2 359.0
Burglary 35 115.6 290.5 229.0
Larceny 312 1,030.1 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 10 33.0 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 357 1,178.6 1,715.2 1,760.0

Algonquin Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Algonquin

18
Violent Crimes
59.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Algonquin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Algonquin is 59.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,682.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Algonquin each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.45% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.45% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Algonquin

357
Property Crimes
1,178.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 357 property crimes in Algonquin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Algonquin is 1,178.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Algonquin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.03% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -31.28% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Algonquin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arlington Heights, IL 73,545 684 930.0 879.7 50.3
Palatine, IL 63,960 645 1,008.4 941.2 67.2
Hoffman Estates, IL 49,467 565 1,142.2 992.6 149.6
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,283 312 737.9 716.6 21.3
Crystal Lake, IL 41,074 496 1,207.6 1,102.9 104.7
Bartlett, IL 39,656 166 418.6 390.9 27.7
Carpentersville, IL 36,833 328 890.5 779.2 111.3
Lake in the Hills, IL 28,573 145 507.5 437.5 70.0
Vernon Hills, IL 26,629 406 1,524.7 1,464.6 60.1
Libertyville, IL 20,257 125 617.1 533.1 83.9

Algonquin SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
Enjoy The Snack?