Wellington, IL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 20%

Violent crime 56%

Property crime 13%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; 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)	2,815 (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)	604 (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)	2,211 (estimate)	1,559	1,958

Key findings

Wellington crime rates are 20% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Wellington are 56% higher than the national average
In Wellington you have a 1 in 36 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Wellington is safer than 15% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Wellington has decreased by 12%

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 166

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wellington is 1 in 46

The chance of being a victim of crime in Wellington is 1 in 36

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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rankin, IL	457	0	0	0
Milford, IL	1,246	220	804	1,024
Rossville, IL	1,694	82	1,145	1,226
Cissna Park, IL	826	577	2,112	2,690
Earl Park, IN	411	491	2,445	2,936
Woodland, IL	395	666	2,439	3,105
Ambia, IN	248	548	2,728	3,276
Wellington, IL	283	604	2,211	2,815

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Dorrington, CA	283	179	864	1,043
Mesa, CA	283	342	1,653	1,994
Hillrose, CO	283	655	4,391	5,047
Bennington, ID	283	306	1,401	1,707
Burns, KS	283	630	3,257	3,887
Wellington, IL	283	604	2,211	2,815

Source: The Wellington, 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.