Highland, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Highland, IL Summary

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

  • There were 80 total crimes committed in Highland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 797.9 total crimes per 100K people in Highland.
  • The overall crime rate in Highland is -65.67% below the national average.
  • Highland ranks #317 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Highland ranks #3,036 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.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Highland Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Highland is 797.9 per 100,000 people. That's -65.67% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -59.81% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Highland
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 80 797.9 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 39.9 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 9 89.8 425.9 369.8
Burglary 15 149.6 246.4 269.8
Larceny 52 518.7 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 39.9 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 71 708.2 1,559.4 1,954.4

Highland 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 Highland

9
Violent Crimes
89.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Highland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Highland is 89.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,114.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Highland each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -78.92% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Highland

71
Property Crimes
708.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 property crimes in Highland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Highland is 708.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 141.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Highland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.77% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.59% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Highland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lakeland, FL 113,876 3,217 2,825.0 2,470.2 354.8
Winter Haven, FL 54,905 1,077 1,961.6 1,644.7 316.9
Bartow, FL 19,634 440 2,241.0 1,818.3 422.7
Auburndale, FL 19,208 524 2,728.0 2,415.7 312.4
Lake Wales, FL 16,793 534 3,179.9 2,578.5 601.4

Highland SnackAbility

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