Island Lake, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Island Lake, IL Summary

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

  • There were 10 total crimes committed in Island Lake the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 124.8 total crimes per 100K people in Island Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Island Lake is -94.63% below the national average.
  • Island Lake ranks #60 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Island Lake ranks #550 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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Island Lake Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Island Lake is 124.8 per 100,000 people. That's -94.63% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -93.71% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Island Lake
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 10 124.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 12.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 49.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 5 62.4 425.9 369.8
Burglary 1 12.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 49.9 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 5 62.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Island Lake 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 Island Lake

5
Violent Crimes
62.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Island Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Island Lake is 62.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,602.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Island Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.13% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -85.35% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Island Lake

5
Property Crimes
62.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-96.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 property crimes in Island Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Island Lake is 62.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,602.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Island Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -96.81% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -96.00% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Island Lake

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
Vernon Hills, IL 26,717 366 1,369.9 1,265.1 104.8
Lake Zurich, IL 19,571 261 1,333.6 1,277.4 56.2
Deerfield, IL 18,981 187 985.2 948.3 36.9
Cary, IL 18,036 15 83.2 44.4 38.8
Lindenhurst, IL 14,242 55 386.2 308.9 77.2
Wauconda, IL 13,945 33 236.6 208.0 28.7
Hawthorn Woods, IL 8,770 3 34.2 22.8 11.4

Island Lake SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
3
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