Cortland, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cortland, IL Summary

Crime in Cortland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cortland 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 Cortland:

  • There were 32 total crimes committed in Cortland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 726.6 total crimes per 100K people in Cortland.
  • The overall crime rate in Cortland is -68.74% below the national average.
  • Cortland ranks #292 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Cortland ranks #2,740 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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Cortland Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cortland is 726.6 per 100,000 people. That's -68.74% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -63.40% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cortland
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 32 726.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 0 0.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 246.4 269.8
Larceny 32 726.6 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 32 726.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Cortland 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 Cortland

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Cortland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cortland is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cortland each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -100.00% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cortland

32
Property Crimes
726.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 property crimes in Cortland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cortland is 726.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 137.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cortland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.82% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.40% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cortland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
DeKalb, IL 40,555 1,268 3,126.6 2,579.2 547.4
St. Charles, IL 32,973 440 1,334.4 1,204.0 130.4
South Elgin, IL 23,995 146 608.5 508.4 100.0
Geneva, IL 21,152 152 718.6 628.8 89.8
Sycamore, IL 18,673 248 1,328.1 1,178.2 149.9
Campton Hills, IL 10,802 1 9.3 9.3 0.0
Hampshire, IL 7,881 26 329.9 279.2 50.8
Elburn, IL 6,368 26 408.3 361.2 47.1
Genoa, IL 5,244 11 209.8 57.2 152.6
Hinckley, IL 2,048 6 293.0 97.7 195.3

Cortland SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
9
Amenities
7
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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