Zion, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Zion, IL Summary

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

  • There were 348 total crimes committed in Zion in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,445.9 total crimes per 100K people in Zion.
  • The overall crime rate in Zion is -31.77% below the national average.
  • Zion ranks #367 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Zion ranks #5,877 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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Zion Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Zion is 1,445.9 per 100,000 people. That's -31.77% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -27.86% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Zion
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 348 1,445.9 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 3 12.5 5.8 5.0
Robbery 11 45.7 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 73 303.3 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 109 452.9 289.2 359.0
Burglary 57 236.8 290.5 229.0
Larceny 132 548.4 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 50 207.7 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 239 993.0 1,715.2 1,760.0

Zion 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 Zion

109
Violent Crimes
452.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
26.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 109 violent crimes in Zion in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Zion is 452.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 220.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Zion each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 26.15% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 56.61% higher than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Zion

239
Property Crimes
993.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 239 property crimes in Zion in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Zion is 993.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 100.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Zion each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.58% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.10% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Zion

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kenosha, WI 97,652 1,125 1,152.1 866.3 285.7
Waukegan, IL 87,155 1,795 2,059.5 1,614.4 445.2
Mundelein, IL 31,876 246 771.7 724.7 47.1
Highland Park, IL 30,311 261 861.1 811.6 49.5
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
Pleasant Prairie, WI 21,981 306 1,392.1 1,078.2 313.9
Libertyville, IL 20,257 125 617.1 533.1 83.9
Lindenhurst, IL 14,327 27 188.5 153.6 34.9
Hawthorn Woods, IL 9,470 13 137.3 137.3 0.0

Zion SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
5
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