Wauconda, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wauconda, IL Summary

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

  • There were 33 total crimes committed in Wauconda the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 236.6 total crimes per 100K people in Wauconda.
  • The overall crime rate in Wauconda is -89.82% below the national average.
  • Wauconda ranks #119 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Wauconda ranks #891 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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Wauconda Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wauconda is 236.6 per 100,000 people. That's -89.82% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -88.08% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wauconda
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 33 236.6 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 7.2 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 28.7 425.9 369.8
Burglary 2 14.3 246.4 269.8
Larceny 20 143.4 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 50.2 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 29 208.0 1,559.4 1,954.4

Wauconda 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 Wauconda

4
Violent Crimes
28.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Wauconda in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wauconda is 28.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,486.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wauconda each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.24% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -93.27% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wauconda

29
Property Crimes
208.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-89.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 property crimes in Wauconda in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wauconda is 208.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 480.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wauconda each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -89.36% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -86.66% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wauconda

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
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
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
Round Lake, IL 18,069 49 271.2 199.2 71.9
Lindenhurst, IL 14,242 55 386.2 308.9 77.2
Hawthorn Woods, IL 8,770 3 34.2 22.8 11.4
Island Lake, IL 8,014 10 124.8 62.4 62.4

Wauconda SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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