Lexington, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 66%

Violent crime 55%

Property crime 68%

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}	Lexington_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	806 (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)	173 (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)	633 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Lexington crime rates are 66% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Lexington are 55% lower than the national average
In Lexington you have a 1 in 125 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Lexington is safer than 68% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Lexington has decreased by 12%

Lexington crime map

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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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Daily Crime In Lexington (per 100,000 people)

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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 579

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lexington is 1 in 159

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lexington is 1 in 125

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	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	179	655	834
Bloomington, IL	78,368	495	1,403	1,899
Normal, IL	54,534	276	1,701	1,978
Lexington, IL	2,107	173	633	806

Cities with similar population

City	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	205	863	1,068
Fredonia, WI	2,108	108	496	604
Boulevard Gardens, FL	2,105	201	926	1,127
Lexington, IL	2,107	173	633	806

Source: The Lexington, 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.