Marengo, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Marengo, IL Summary

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

  • There were 54 total crimes committed in Marengo in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 708.1 total crimes per 100K people in Marengo.
  • The overall crime rate in Marengo is -66.59% below the national average.
  • Marengo ranks #217 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Marengo ranks #3,205 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.

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Marengo Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Marengo is 708.1 per 100,000 people. That's -66.59% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -64.67% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Marengo
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 54 708.1 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 9 118.0 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 10 131.1 289.2 359.0
Burglary 8 104.9 290.5 229.0
Larceny 35 459.0 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 13.1 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 44 577.0 1,715.2 1,760.0

Marengo 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 Marengo

10
Violent Crimes
131.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Marengo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Marengo is 131.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 762.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Marengo each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.47% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.66% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Marengo

44
Property Crimes
577.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 property crimes in Marengo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Marengo is 577.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 173.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Marengo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.22% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -66.36% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Marengo

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
Algonquin, IL 30,289 375 1,238.1 1,178.6 59.4
Lake in the Hills, IL 28,573 145 507.5 437.5 70.0
Huntley, IL 28,439 130 457.1 429.0 28.1
Woodstock, IL 25,731 164 637.4 544.1 93.3
Sycamore, IL 18,718 197 1,052.5 1,009.7 42.7
Cary, IL 18,035 88 487.9 476.9 11.1
Harvard, IL 9,323 71 761.6 622.1 139.4
Gilberts, IL 8,909 22 246.9 213.3 33.7
Hampshire, IL 8,239 32 388.4 352.0 36.4

Marengo SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
7
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