Harvard, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Harvard, IL Summary

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

  • There were 71 total crimes committed in Harvard in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 761.6 total crimes per 100K people in Harvard.
  • The overall crime rate in Harvard is -64.06% below the national average.
  • Harvard ranks #234 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Harvard ranks #3,430 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

Harvard Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Harvard is 761.6 per 100,000 people. That's -64.06% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -62.01% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Harvard
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 71 761.6 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 85.8 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 13 139.4 289.2 359.0
Burglary 5 53.6 290.5 229.0
Larceny 44 472.0 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 96.5 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 58 622.1 1,715.2 1,760.0

Harvard 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 Harvard

13
Violent Crimes
139.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Harvard in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Harvard is 139.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 717.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Harvard each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.16% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.78% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Harvard

58
Property Crimes
622.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-64.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 58 property crimes in Harvard in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Harvard is 622.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 160.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Harvard each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -64.65% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.73% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Harvard

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Crystal Lake, IL 41,074 496 1,207.6 1,102.9 104.7
McHenry, IL 28,563 204 714.2 619.7 94.5
Woodstock, IL 25,731 164 637.4 544.1 93.3
Belvidere, IL 25,302 149 588.9 438.7 150.2
Roscoe, IL 10,805 76 703.4 546.0 157.3
Marengo, IL 7,626 54 708.1 577.0 131.1
Johnsburg, IL 6,395 61 953.9 860.0 93.8
Twin Lakes, WI 6,385 49 767.4 516.8 250.6
Spring Grove, IL 5,523 23 416.4 398.3 18.1

Harvard SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
5
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