Wellington, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 28%

Violent crime 52%

Property crime 24%

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. 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}	Wellington_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,195 (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)	577 (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)	2,618 (estimate)	1,847	2,110

Key findings

Wellington crime rates are 28% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Wellington are 52% higher than the national average
In Wellington you have a 1 in 32 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Wellington is safer than 14% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Wellington has decreased by 4%

Wellington crime map

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

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Daily Crime In Wellington (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Wellington

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Wellington is 1 in 174

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wellington is 1 in 39

The chance of being a victim of crime in Wellington is 1 in 32

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

Wellington police department

Item	Wellington	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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rankin, IL	457	0	0	0
Milford, IL	1,246	210	952	1,162
Rossville, IL	1,694	82	1,145	1,226
Cissna Park, IL	826	551	2,501	3,053
Earl Park, IN	411	509	2,703	3,212
Woodland, IL	395	637	2,888	3,524
Ambia, IN	248	568	3,016	3,583
Wellington, IL	283	577	2,618	3,195

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Dorrington, CA	283	178	942	1,120
Gasconade, MO	283	770	4,103	4,873
Nordheim, TX	283	584	3,333	3,918
Palisades, TX	283	478	2,730	3,209
Marshfield, VT	283	280	1,970	2,250
Wellington, IL	283	577	2,618	3,195

Source: The Wellington, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.