Lexington, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 63%

Violent crime 56%

Property crime 64%

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.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lexington_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	914 (estimate)	2,253	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.6	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	48.0	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	98.4	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	254.0	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	165 (estimate)	407	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	271.7	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,426.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	148.2	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	749 (estimate)	1,847	2,110

Key findings

Lexington crime rates are 63% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Lexington are 56% lower than the national average
In Lexington you have a 1 in 110 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Lexington is safer than 67% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Lexington has increased by 835%

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The Lexington crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Lexington 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 Lexington crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lexington

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lexington is 1 in 606

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lexington is 1 in 134

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lexington is 1 in 110

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

Lexington police department

Item	Lexington	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	3	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}
Hudson, IL	1,704	0	330	330
Chenoa, IL	1,840	64	350	414
Fairbury, IL	3,610	194	361	555
Colfax, IL	1,081	98	688	787
Gridley, IL	1,426	171	775	946
Bloomington, IL	78,368	495	1,403	1,899
Normal, IL	54,534	276	1,701	1,978
Lexington, IL	2,107	165	749	914

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
New Athens, IL	2,106	106	531	637
Somonauk, IL	2,106	0	107	107
New Eagle, PA	2,106	161	737	897
Fredonia, WI	2,108	98	491	589
Knightstown, IN	2,105	188	1,001	1,190
Lexington, IL	2,107	165	749	914

Source: The Lexington, 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.