Polo, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Polo, IL Summary

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

  • There were 6 total crimes committed in Polo the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 267.1 total crimes per 100K people in Polo.
  • The overall crime rate in Polo is -88.51% below the national average.
  • Polo ranks #133 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Polo ranks #970 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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Polo Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Polo is 267.1 per 100,000 people. That's -88.51% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -86.54% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Polo
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 6 267.1 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 2 89.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 3 133.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 1 44.5 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 4 178.1 1,559.4 1,954.4

Polo 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 Polo

2
Violent Crimes
89.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Polo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Polo is 89.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,123.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Polo each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.92% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -79.09% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Polo

4
Property Crimes
178.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-90.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 property crimes in Polo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Polo is 178.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 561.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Polo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -90.89% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -88.58% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Polo

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
DeKalb, IL 40,555 1,268 3,126.6 2,579.2 547.4
Sycamore, IL 18,673 248 1,328.1 1,178.2 149.9
Dixon, IL 15,396 108 701.5 584.6 116.9
Roscoe, IL 10,815 65 601.0 545.5 55.5
Peru, IL 9,793 143 1,460.2 1,378.5 81.7
Rock Falls, IL 8,687 281 3,234.7 2,728.2 506.5
Rockton, IL 7,738 93 1,201.9 1,111.4 90.5
Mendota, IL 6,954 32 460.2 316.4 143.8
Geneseo, IL 6,488 93 1,433.4 1,202.2 231.2
Genoa, IL 5,244 11 209.8 57.2 152.6

Polo SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
7
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