In the event that crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, estimates are used. The estimates are based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
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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.
Did you know?
The overall crime rate in Lexington is 64% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.72 daily crimes that occur in Lexington.
Lexington is safer than 68% of the cities in the United States.
In Lexington you have a 1 in 101 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Lexington has decreased by 5%.
The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lexington is 1 in 562
The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lexington is 1 in 123
The chance of being a victim of crime in Lexington is 1 in 101
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.
Source: The Lexington, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2017. 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.
