Will County, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Will County is in the 77th percentile for safety, meaning 23% of counties are safer and 77% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Will County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Will County is 0.0454 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Will County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Will County may be as high as 1 in 12,374 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 38,175 in the east part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Will County, IL: about 7 per year. The south part of Will County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Will County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Will 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, Will 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 Will County, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Will County about $60,933,892 in 2025, or roughly $85 per resident. This is part of Will County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Will County, including every crime type and how Will 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 Will County's crime maps on the Will County overall crime page.

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Individual Will County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Kendall County, IL	A+	A+	A+	A
DuPage County, IL	B+	A+	B	A
Grundy County, IL	A+	A+	A+	A
Cook County, IL	C	C+	C	D
Kane County, IL	A	A	A-	A-
Kankakee County, IL	A	A-	A-	A
Lake County, IN	C	C-	C-	D+
DeKalb County, IL	A	A-	A	A
LaSalle County, IL	A	A	A-	A
Porter County, IN	A	A+	A-	A-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Will County is similar 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
Suffolk County, NY	A	B	B	A+
Sonoma County, CA	B	C-	C-	A+
Somerset County, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Portage County, OH	B	A-	A-	A-
Sacramento County, CA	C-	D	D	B+
Travis County, TX	C+	C	C	A-
Caddo Parish, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Escambia County, FL	A	B	B	A+
Calvert County, MD	A-	A-	A-	A
Essex County, MA	A	B	B	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Will County, IL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Will County schools on SchoolGrade

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