McHenry, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In McHenry, IL Summary

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

  • There were 204 total crimes committed in McHenry in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 714.2 total crimes per 100K people in McHenry.
  • The overall crime rate in McHenry is -66.30% below the national average.
  • McHenry ranks #220 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • McHenry ranks #3,223 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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McHenry Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in McHenry is 714.2 per 100,000 people. That's -66.30% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -64.37% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
McHenry
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 204 714.2 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 2 7.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 1 3.5 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 9 31.5 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 27 94.5 289.2 359.0
Burglary 21 73.5 290.5 229.0
Larceny 149 521.7 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 24.5 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 177 619.7 1,715.2 1,760.0

McHenry 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 McHenry

27
Violent Crimes
94.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in McHenry in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in McHenry is 94.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,057.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in McHenry each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.67% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.31% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In McHenry

177
Property Crimes
619.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-64.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 177 property crimes in McHenry in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in McHenry is 619.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 161.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in McHenry each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -64.79% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.87% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around McHenry

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Palatine, IL 63,960 645 1,008.4 941.2 67.2
Mundelein, IL 31,876 246 771.7 724.7 47.1
Gurnee, IL 30,041 724 2,410.0 2,243.6 166.4
Vernon Hills, IL 26,629 406 1,524.7 1,464.6 60.1
Libertyville, IL 20,257 125 617.1 533.1 83.9
Lake Zurich, IL 19,650 250 1,272.3 1,211.2 61.1
Lindenhurst, IL 14,327 27 188.5 153.6 34.9
Hawthorn Woods, IL 9,470 13 137.3 137.3 0.0
Johnsburg, IL 6,395 61 953.9 860.0 93.8
Lakemoor, IL 6,394 92 1,438.8 1,235.5 203.3

Mchenry SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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