Algonquin, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Algonquin, IL Summary

Crime in Algonquin research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Algonquin over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Algonquin:

  • There were 308 total crimes committed in Algonquin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,019.5 total crimes per 100K people in Algonquin.
  • The overall crime rate in Algonquin is -56.14% below the national average.
  • Algonquin ranks #374 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Algonquin ranks #3,800 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Algonquin Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Algonquin is 1,019.5 per 100,000 people. That's -56.14% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -48.65% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Algonquin
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 308 1,019.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 3.3 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 23.2 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 15 49.6 425.9 369.8
Burglary 21 69.5 246.4 269.8
Larceny 258 854.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 46.3 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 293 969.8 1,559.4 1,954.4

Algonquin Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Algonquin

15
Violent Crimes
49.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Algonquin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Algonquin is 49.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,014.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Algonquin each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.57% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -88.34% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Algonquin

293
Property Crimes
969.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 293 property crimes in Algonquin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Algonquin is 969.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Algonquin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -50.38% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.81% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Algonquin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arlington Heights, IL 74,648 857 1,148.1 1,075.7 72.3
Palatine, IL 65,078 585 898.9 789.8 109.1
Hoffman Estates, IL 50,385 530 1,051.9 952.7 99.2
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
Crystal Lake, IL 39,726 76 191.3 98.2 93.1
Carpentersville, IL 37,201 62 166.7 94.1 72.6
Lake in the Hills, IL 28,961 100 345.3 290.0 55.2
Vernon Hills, IL 26,717 366 1,369.9 1,265.1 104.8
Libertyville, IL 20,434 47 230.0 200.6 29.4

Algonquin SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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