Lake Zurich, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lake Zurich, IL Summary

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

  • There were 261 total crimes committed in Lake Zurich the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,333.6 total crimes per 100K people in Lake Zurich.
  • The overall crime rate in Lake Zurich is -42.62% below the national average.
  • Lake Zurich ranks #420 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Lake Zurich ranks #4,819 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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Lake Zurich Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake Zurich is 1,333.6 per 100,000 people. That's -42.62% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.83% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lake Zurich
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 261 1,333.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 5.1 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 35.8 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 11 56.2 425.9 369.8
Burglary 22 112.4 246.4 269.8
Larceny 222 1,134.3 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 30.7 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 250 1,277.4 1,559.4 1,954.4

Lake Zurich 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 Lake Zurich

11
Violent Crimes
56.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Lake Zurich in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lake Zurich is 56.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,779.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake Zurich each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.80% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.80% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lake Zurich

250
Property Crimes
1,277.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 250 property crimes in Lake Zurich in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lake Zurich is 1,277.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lake Zurich each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.64% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.08% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lake Zurich

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
Glenview, IL 47,092 675 1,433.4 1,314.4 118.9
Buffalo Grove, IL 42,468 276 649.9 612.2 37.7
Bartlett, IL 40,577 34 83.8 61.6 22.2
Park Ridge, IL 36,888 96 260.2 208.7 51.5
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
Deerfield, IL 18,981 187 985.2 948.3 36.9
Barrington, IL 10,614 63 593.6 508.8 84.8
Hawthorn Woods, IL 8,770 3 34.2 22.8 11.4

Lake Zurich SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
9.5
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
4
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