Cary, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cary, IL Summary

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

  • There were 15 total crimes committed in Cary in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 83.2 total crimes per 100K people in Cary.
  • The overall crime rate in Cary is -96.42% below the national average.
  • Cary ranks #48 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Cary ranks #456 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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Cary Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cary is 83.2 per 100,000 people. That's -96.42% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -95.81% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cary
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 15 83.2 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 22.2 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 7 38.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 5 27.7 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 11.1 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 8 44.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Cary 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 Cary

7
Violent Crimes
38.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Cary in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cary is 38.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,576.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cary each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.50% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -90.89% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cary

8
Property Crimes
44.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-97.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 property crimes in Cary in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cary is 44.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,254.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cary each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -97.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -97.16% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cary

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arlington Heights, IL 74,648 857 1,148.1 1,075.7 72.3
Mount Prospect, IL 54,477 555 1,018.8 949.0 69.8
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
Crystal Lake, IL 39,726 76 191.3 98.2 93.1
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
Vernon Hills, IL 26,717 366 1,369.9 1,265.1 104.8
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

Cary SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
9.5
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
5
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