Lemont, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lemont, IL Summary

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

  • There were 92 total crimes committed in Lemont the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 528.9 total crimes per 100K people in Lemont.
  • The overall crime rate in Lemont is -77.24% below the national average.
  • Lemont ranks #239 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Lemont ranks #1,934 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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Lemont Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lemont is 528.9 per 100,000 people. That's -77.24% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -73.36% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lemont
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 92 528.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 46.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 9 51.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 22 126.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 46 264.5 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 86.2 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 83 477.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Lemont 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 Lemont

9
Violent Crimes
51.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Lemont in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lemont is 51.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,932.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lemont each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.01% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -87.85% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lemont

83
Property Crimes
477.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 83 property crimes in Lemont in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lemont is 477.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 209.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lemont each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.58% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -69.40% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lemont

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
Bolingbrook, IL 73,364 723 985.5 764.7 220.8
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Wheaton, IL 52,706 123 233.4 146.1 87.3
Elmhurst, IL 47,034 132 280.6 197.7 82.9
Romeoville, IL 41,069 410 998.3 849.8 148.5
Woodridge, IL 33,478 94 280.8 182.2 98.6
Glen Ellyn, IL 27,704 57 205.7 133.6 72.2
Lockport, IL 26,079 170 651.9 598.2 53.7
Homer Glen, IL 24,524 103 420.0 375.1 44.9

Lemont SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
3
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