McLean County, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in McLean County in green. The most dangerous areas in McLean County 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 McLean County, IL Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. McLean County is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of counties are safer and 84% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to McLean County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in McLean County is 0.0387 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in McLean County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in McLean County may be as high as 1 in 15,631 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 72,445 in the east part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of McLean County, IL: about 2 per year. The east part of McLean County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How McLean County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in McLean County 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 murder rate, McLean County is safer 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 Murder in McLean County, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of McLean County about $12,478,265 in 2025, or roughly $73 per resident. This is part of McLean County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for McLean County, including every crime type and how McLean County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 McLean County's crime maps on the McLean County overall crime page.

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Individual McLean County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in McLean County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to McLean County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
De Witt County, IL	A+	A	A+	A
Woodford County, IL	A+	A+	A+	A-
Tazewell County, IL	A+	A+	A	B+
Logan County, IL	A	A-	A-	B
Livingston County, IL	A	A-	A	B-
Ford County, IL	A	B+	A	B
Piatt County, IL	A-	A	B+	B-
Peoria County, IL	B+	B	B-	B-
Champaign County, IL	B+	B+	B	C-
Mason County, IL	A	A	A-	B-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

McLean County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Alamance County, NC	C	C	C	C-
Yellowstone County, MT	C+	C	C	A-
Wyandotte County, KS	D-	D-	D-	C-
Winnebago County, WI	B-	B	B	B
Washington County, UT	C	A	A	A
Vanderburgh County, IN	B	D-	D-	D-
Scott County, IA	C+	C+	C+	A+
Portage County, OH	B	A-	A-	A-
Lee County, AL	B	B-	B-	B-
Kanawha County, WV	B-	B-	B-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in McLean County, IL average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See McLean County schools on SchoolGrade

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