McHenry, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In McHenry, IL Summary

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

  • There were 220 total crimes committed in McHenry the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 796.8 total crimes per 100K people in McHenry.
  • The overall crime rate in McHenry is -65.72% below the national average.
  • McHenry ranks #316 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • McHenry ranks #3,032 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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McHenry Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in McHenry is 796.8 per 100,000 people. That's -65.72% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -59.86% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
McHenry
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 220 796.8 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 3.6 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 32.6 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 18 65.2 425.9 369.8
Burglary 13 47.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 180 651.9 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 32.6 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 202 731.6 1,559.4 1,954.4

McHenry 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 McHenry

18
Violent Crimes
65.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in McHenry in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in McHenry is 65.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,533.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in McHenry each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.37% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -84.69% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In McHenry

202
Property Crimes
731.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 202 property crimes in McHenry in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in McHenry is 731.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 136.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in McHenry each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.57% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.08% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around McHenry

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Palatine, IL 65,078 585 898.9 789.8 109.1
Mundelein, IL 31,561 298 944.2 884.0 60.2
Gurnee, IL 30,361 802 2,641.5 2,529.6 112.0
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
Lake Zurich, IL 19,571 261 1,333.6 1,277.4 56.2
Lindenhurst, IL 14,242 55 386.2 308.9 77.2
Hawthorn Woods, IL 8,770 3 34.2 22.8 11.4
Johnsburg, IL 6,395 61 953.9 860.0 93.8
Lakemoor, IL 6,285 81 1,288.8 1,209.2 79.6

Mchenry SnackAbility

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