Lake Bluff, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 70%

Violent crime 95%

Property crime 65%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2018 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2019; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lake Bluff_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	44	n/a (estimate)	778	2,337	2,580
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	6.9	5.0
Rape	0	n/a	0.0	46.0	42.6
Robbery	1	n/a	17.7	111.5	86.2
Assault	0	n/a	0.0	239.7	246.8
Violent crime	1	n/a (estimate)	18	404	381
Burglary	7	n/a	123.8	306.7	376.0
Theft	36	n/a	636.7	1,472.3	1,594.6
Vehicle theft	0	n/a	0.0	153.8	228.9
Property crime	43	n/a (estimate)	761	1,933	2,200

Key findings

Lake Bluff crime rates are 70% 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 129 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Lake Bluff is safer than 89% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Lake Bluff has decreased by 41%

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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 3.00 times less than the state average and 3.32 times less than than national average. Violent crimes committed in Lake Bluff on a daily basis are 22.85 times less than than Illinois average and 21.52 times less than the average nationwide. Daily property crime rates in Lake Bluff are 2.54 times less than the daily state average and 2.89 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 84% of other cities in the state of Illinois. In addition, Lake Bluff is safer than 89% 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 5654

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lake Bluff is 1 in 132

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lake Bluff is 1 in 129

Are you worried about becoming a crime victim? In Lake Bluff, your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 5654. Types of violent crimes may include assault, robbery, rape, or murder. You also have a 1 in 132 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 129.

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 decreased by 66%, while the property crime rate in Lake Bluff has decreased by 40% year over year. The number of total crimes in Lake Bluff has decreased by 41% 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}
Third Lake, IL	1,266	62	295	356
North Barrington, IL	2,972	63	303	367
Knollwood, IL	1,729	74	354	428
Deer Park, IL	3,409	77	368	445
Green Oaks, IL	3,832	77	368	445
Hawthorn Woods, IL	7,590	0	470	470
Lake Villa, IL	8,916	103	378	481
Lake Bluff, IL	5,758	18	761	778

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lewisburg, PA	5,757	293	1,428	1,721
Fairwood, MD	5,756	181	783	964
Holdenville, OK	5,756	127	1,523	1,650
Waynesboro, GA	5,755	531	3,222	3,753
Marlow Heights, MD	5,755	466	2,018	2,484
Lake Bluff, IL	5,758	18	761	778

Source: The Lake Bluff, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.