Lee, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 8%

Violent crime 40%

Property crime 1%

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.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lee_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,526 (estimate)	1,985	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	9.1	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	40.4	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	97.4	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	278.9	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	542 (estimate)	426	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	246.4	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,143.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	169.5	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,984 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Lee crime rates are 8% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Lee are 40% higher than the national average
In Lee you have a 1 in 40 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Lee is safer than 19% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Lee has decreased by 12%

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Daily Crime In Lee (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lee

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lee is 1 in 185

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lee is 1 in 51

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lee is 1 in 40

Year Over Year Crime In Lee (per 100,000 people)

Lee police department

Item	Lee	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Somonauk, IL	2,106	0	107	107
Malta, IL	1,041	0	173	173
Waterman, IL	1,527	172	629	801
Ashton, IL	1,008	196	717	913
Hillcrest, IL	1,258	197	720	917
Cortland, IL	4,135	46	984	1,030
Lake Holiday, IL	4,718	256	937	1,193
Lee, IL	358	542	1,984	2,526

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Laurel, IA	358	431	2,406	2,837
Cornell, IL	358	599	2,193	2,792
Herrick, IL	358	688	2,519	3,208
Moline, KS	358	664	3,434	4,098
Winter Harbor, ME	358	196	784	980
Lee, IL	358	542	1,984	2,526

Source: The Lee, 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.