Great Lakes, IL Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Great Lakes in green. The most dangerous areas in Great Lakes are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Great Lakes, IL Safe from Arson?

The B grade means the rate of arson is slightly lower than the average US city. Great Lakes is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of cities are safer and 67% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Great Lakes's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of arson in Great Lakes is 0.0862 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Great Lakes generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Great Lakes may be as high as 1 in 10,296 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,397 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the south parts of Great Lakes, IL: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Great Lakes has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Great Lakes's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Great Lakes to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, Great Lakes is less safe than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in Great Lakes, IL

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Great Lakes about $42,142 in 2025, or roughly $2 per resident. This is part of Great Lakes's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Great Lakes, including every crime type and how Great Lakes compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Great Lakes's crime maps on the Great Lakes overall crime page.

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Individual Great Lakes Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of arson in Great Lakes is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Great Lakes.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
North Chicago, IL	D	C-	D+	A
Lake Bluff, IL	B+	A-	B+	B+
Green Oaks, IL	A-	A	B+	A
Park City, IL	C+	B	C	A+
Waukegan, IL	C	C	C-	A
Lake Forest, IL	A-	A-	B+	B+
Mettawa, IL	B-	A-	C	A-
Libertyville, IL	B	A-	C+	A
Gurnee, IL	B-	A-	C	A+
Highwood, IL	C	B	C	B+

Arson in City with Similar Populations

Great Lakes is lower versus other cities of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Vernon, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Colonial Park, PA	C+	A	A	B-
Columbia Falls, MT	B	B	B	C-
Columbia, KY	C-	C	C	B+
Cottonwood, CA	B	D+	D+	D-
Townsend, DE	C+	B	B	C+
Tuscumbia, AL	C	C	C	C-
Union, SC	D-	D-	D-	C-
Van Wert, OH	B-	B	B	B
College Park, GA	F	F	F	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Great Lakes, IL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Great Lakes schools on SchoolGrade

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