Gurnee, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gurnee, IL Summary

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

  • There were 802 total crimes committed in Gurnee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,641.5 total crimes per 100K people in Gurnee.
  • The overall crime rate in Gurnee is 13.65% above the national average.
  • Gurnee ranks #527 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Gurnee ranks #7,677 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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Gurnee Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gurnee is 2,641.5 per 100,000 people. That's 13.65% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 33.06% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gurnee
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 802 2,641.5 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.3 9.1 6.3
Robbery 5 16.5 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 69.2 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 34 112.0 425.9 369.8
Burglary 44 144.9 246.4 269.8
Larceny 645 2,124.4 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 79 260.2 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 768 2,529.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

Gurnee 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 Gurnee

34
Violent Crimes
112.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Gurnee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gurnee is 112.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 893.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gurnee each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.71% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gurnee

768
Property Crimes
2,529.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
29.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 768 property crimes in Gurnee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gurnee is 2,529.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gurnee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 29.43% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 62.22% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gurnee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Waukegan, IL 85,739 597 696.3 327.7 368.6
Arlington Heights, IL 74,648 857 1,148.1 1,075.7 72.3
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
Northbrook, IL 32,927 76 230.8 200.4 30.4
Highland Park, IL 30,173 372 1,232.9 1,166.6 66.3
Grayslake, IL 24,519 286 1,166.4 982.9 183.5
Lake Zurich, IL 19,571 261 1,333.6 1,277.4 56.2
Deerfield, IL 18,981 187 985.2 948.3 36.9
Lindenhurst, IL 14,242 55 386.2 308.9 77.2
Hawthorn Woods, IL 8,770 3 34.2 22.8 11.4

Gurnee SnackAbility

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