Five Points, Great Lakes, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Five Points in green. The most dangerous areas in Five Points 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 Five Points, Great Lakes, IL Safe?

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US neighborhood. Five Points is in the 53rd percentile for safety, meaning 47% of neighborhoods are safer and 53% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Five Points's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Five Points is 0.0629 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Five Points generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Five Points may be as high as 1 in 8,880 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 24,700 in the east part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the east parts of Five Points, Great Lakes, IL: about 0 per year. The central part of Five Points has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Five Points, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the northwest part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Five Points residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Five Points has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Five Points has 4, have the same problem. Of Five Points’s 6,658 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Five Points Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Five Points residents in a standard year.

Individual Five Points Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Five Points is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Five Points.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Orchard Meadows, Mundelein, IL	A+	A+	A+	A-
Woodlands at Fiore, Buffalo Grove, IL	A+	A+	A+	A
Winston Park, Palatine, IL	A+	A+	A+	B+
Isetts, Kenosha, WI	A-	A	A	B+
Scarsdale, Arlington Heights, IL	A-	A	A-	A-
Gross Point, Wilmette, IL	A	A	A	D+
Lance, Kenosha, WI	B-	B+	B	C+
Central Street Merchant District, Evanston, IL	A	A	A	D+
White Caps, Kenosha, WI	A+	A+	A+	A-
Downtown, Kenosha, WI	D-	D	D+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Five Points is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Kennedy Heights, Cincinnati, OH	C	B-	B-	C-
Northwest Village, West Sacramento, CA	A-	B-	B-	B-
Northbrook, Cincinnati, OH	B	B+	B+	C+
North Country Meadows, Oildale, CA	C	C	C	B-
Monte Vista, San Antonio, TX	C-	B	B	A+
Marrowbone, Nashville, TN	D-	D-	D-	D+
Marlwood, Charlotte, NC	C	C	C	D-
Larkfield-Wikiup, Santa Rosa, CA	B-	C-	C-	A
Kettering-Butzel, Detroit, MI	F	F	F	F
Kenwood-Duluth, Duluth, MN	C+	A	A	A

Considering only the murder rate, Five Points is safer than the Illinois state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Five Points, Great Lakes, IL average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Five Points schools on SchoolGrade

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