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Total crime 72%
Violent crime 64%
Property crime 74%
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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.
Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
StatisticReportedincidents/100k peopleHeritage Lake/100k peopleIllinois/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime0n/a (estimate)656 (estimate)1,9852,346
Murdern/an/an/a9.16.5
Rapen/an/an/a40.438.4
Robberyn/an/an/a97.473.9
Assaultn/an/an/a278.9279.7
Violent crimen/an/a (estimate)141 (estimate)426388
Burglaryn/an/an/a246.4314.2
Theftn/an/an/a1,143.51,398.0
Vehicle theftn/an/an/a169.5246.0
Property crimen/an/a (estimate)515 (estimate)1,5591,958

Key findings

  • Heritage Lake crime rates are 72% lower than the national average
  • Violent crimes in Heritage Lake are 64% lower than the national average
  • In Heritage Lake you have a 1 in 153 chance of becoming a victim of crime
  • Heritage Lake is safer than 75% of the cities in the United States
  • Year over year crime in Heritage Lake has decreased by 12%

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      Daily Crime In Heritage Lake (per 100,000 people)

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      Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Heritage Lake

      The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Heritage Lake is 1 in 711
      The chance of being a victim of property crime in Heritage Lake is 1 in 195
      The chance of being a victim of crime in Heritage Lake is 1 in 153

      Year Over Year Crime In Heritage Lake (per 100,000 people)

      Heritage Lake police department

      ItemHeritage LakeIllinoisNational
      Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)n/a30,690558,732
      Police officers & civilians /1000 residentsn/a2.63.3

      Sex offenders in Illinois

      StateTotal offendersIllinois /100KNational /100K
      Illinois32,213263266
      There are a total of 32,213 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 263 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 1% less than the national average.

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      Danvers, IL1,2919090181
      Marquette Heights, IL2,8910265265
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      Stanford, IL701171341512
      Hopedale, IL8710731731
      Tremont, IL1,942162593755
      Deer Creek, IL771151605756
      Heritage Lake, IL1,482141515656

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      Lone Tree, IA1,482106594701
      Wagner, SD1,4822591,1011,360
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      Heritage Lake, IL1,482141515656
      Source: The Heritage Lake, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.