Mundelein, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Mundelein, IL Summary

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

  • There were 246 total crimes committed in Mundelein in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 771.7 total crimes per 100K people in Mundelein.
  • The overall crime rate in Mundelein is -63.58% below the national average.
  • Mundelein ranks #236 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Mundelein ranks #3,484 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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Mundelein Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mundelein is 771.7 per 100,000 people. That's -63.58% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -61.50% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mundelein
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 246 771.7 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 2 6.3 5.8 5.0
Robbery 2 6.3 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 18.8 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 15 47.1 289.2 359.0
Burglary 21 65.9 290.5 229.0
Larceny 189 592.9 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 21 65.9 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 231 724.7 1,715.2 1,760.0

Mundelein 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 Mundelein

15
Violent Crimes
47.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Mundelein in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mundelein is 47.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,125.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mundelein each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.89% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -83.73% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mundelein

231
Property Crimes
724.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 231 property crimes in Mundelein in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mundelein is 724.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 138.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mundelein each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.82% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.75% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mundelein

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arlington Heights, IL 73,545 684 930.0 879.7 50.3
Glenview, IL 46,371 631 1,360.8 1,209.8 151.0
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,283 312 737.9 716.6 21.3
Park Ridge, IL 37,379 353 944.4 848.1 96.3
Northbrook, IL 33,610 412 1,225.8 1,208.0 17.9
Highland Park, IL 30,311 261 861.1 811.6 49.5
Wilmette, IL 26,685 323 1,210.4 1,187.9 22.5
Vernon Hills, IL 26,629 406 1,524.7 1,464.6 60.1
Grayslake, IL 24,339 172 706.7 640.9 65.7
Libertyville, IL 20,257 125 617.1 533.1 83.9

Mundelein SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
6
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