Lexington, IL Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Lexington

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lexington_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,008 (estimate)	2,485	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lexington_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.2	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	38.3	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	139.3	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	250.5	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	177 (estimate)	436	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	374.9	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,518.6	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	155.5	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	832 (estimate)	2,049	2,451

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Lexington is 64% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.76 daily crimes that occur in Lexington.
Lexington is safer than 65% of the cities in the United States.
In Lexington you have a 1 in 100 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Lexington has decreased by 3%.

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Daily Crime In Lexington (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Lexington (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lexington

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lexington is 1 in 566

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lexington is 1 in 121

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lexington is 1 in 100

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	26,115	212	222

There are a total of 26,115 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 212 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 5% 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}
Chenoa, IL	1,840	125	563	688
Hudson, IL	1,704	162	541	704
Gridley, IL	1,426	183	861	1,044
Colfax, IL	1,081	192	903	1,096
Fairbury, IL	3,610	222	1,027	1,249
El Paso, IL	2,749	250	1,216	1,466
Bloomington, IL	78,368	391	1,714	2,104
Lexington, IL	2,107	177	832	1,008

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
New Eagle, PA	2,106	166	915	1,081
Fredonia, WI	2,108	102	645	747
New Athens, IL	2,106	52	933	984
Somonauk, IL	2,106	192	904	1,096
Sigourney, IA	2,105	201	952	1,153
Lexington, IL	2,107	177	832	1,008

Source: The Lexington, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.