Lake Bluff, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 61%

Violent crime 95%

Property crime 54%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lake Bluff_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	55	n/a (estimate)	981	2,253	2,489
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	6.6	5.0
Rape	0	n/a	0.0	48.0	42.6
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	98.4	81.6
Assault	1	n/a	17.8	254.0	250.2
Violent crime	1	n/a (estimate)	18	407	379
Burglary	3	n/a	53.5	271.7	340.5
Theft	48	n/a	856.2	1,426.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	3	n/a	53.5	148.2	219.9
Property crime	54	n/a (estimate)	963	1,847	2,110

Key findings

Lake Bluff crime rates are 61% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Lake Bluff are 95% lower than the national average
In Lake Bluff you have a 1 in 102 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Lake Bluff is safer than 84% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Lake Bluff has increased by 26%

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The Lake Bluff crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Lake Bluff as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Lake Bluff crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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

The graph above looks at the comparison of crimes committed in Lake Bluff on a daily basis (per 100,000 people) to crimes committed throughout the state of Illinois and the USA. According to the latest crime statistics, daily crimes in Lake Bluff (which include property crimes as well as violent crimes), when compared to Illinois, are 2.30 times less than the state average and 2.54 times less than than national average. Violent crimes committed in Lake Bluff on a daily basis are 22.81 times less than than Illinois average and 21.27 times less than the average nationwide. Daily property crime rates in Lake Bluff are 1.92 times less than the daily state average and 2.19 times less than the daily national numbers.

How Safe is Lake Bluff (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Illinois and all other cities across the US, is Lake Bluff safe? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Lake Bluff is safer than 76% of other cities in the state of Illinois. In addition, Lake Bluff is safer than 84% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all Illinois and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Lake Bluff. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Lake Bluff is above average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lake Bluff

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lake Bluff is 1 in 5607

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lake Bluff is 1 in 104

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lake Bluff is 1 in 102

Are you worried about becoming a crime victim? In Lake Bluff, your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 5607. Types of violent crimes may include assault, robbery, rape, or murder. You also have a 1 in 104 chance of being the victim of a property crime such as vehicle theft, personal property theft, and burglary. Your overall risk of becoming a crime victim in Lake Bluff is 1 in 102.

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

A good indicator of whether Lake Bluff is becoming a safer or a more dangerous place to live can be determined by analyzing the year over year crime rate (per 100,000 people). The number of violent crimes in Lake Bluff has not changed, while the property crime rate in Lake Bluff has increased by 27% year over year. The number of total crimes in Lake Bluff has increased by 26% year over year.

Lake Bluff police department

Item	Lake Bluff	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	23	30,690	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.6	3.3

Sex offenders in Illinois

State	Total offenders	Illinois_/100K	National_/100K
Illinois	32,213	263	266

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.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Hawthorn Woods, IL	7,590	23	185	208
Inverness, IL	7,844	0	242	242
Lindenhurst, IL	14,380	35	294	329
Third Lake, IL	1,266	62	281	343
North Barrington, IL	2,972	64	290	353
Knollwood, IL	1,729	75	338	412
Green Oaks, IL	3,832	78	352	429
Lake Bluff, IL	5,758	18	963	981

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lewisburg, PA	5,757	293	1,344	1,638
Fairwood, MD	5,756	175	751	926
Holdenville, OK	5,756	362	2,718	3,081
Marlow Heights, MD	5,755	451	1,936	2,387
Harris Hill, NY	5,761	310	1,187	1,497
Lake Bluff, IL	5,758	18	963	981

Source: The Lake Bluff, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.