Mundelein is a village of 34,500 in Lake County, about 35 miles northwest of downtown Chicago · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Mundelein?
Property crime is low in Mundelein: an A, safer than the neighborhoods where 74% of Americans live. Theft makes up 60% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A+, and vehicle theft grades A+.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 916 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
74% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Mundelein as a whole, and 26% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Mundelein scores 916.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Mundelein, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Mundelein, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Mundelein
Burglary runs low. Mundelein has 0.64 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 2.4.
Thefts from cars happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Mundelein, 74% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Mundelein
Every part of Mundelein where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Mundelein run from A+ to A-.
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Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Orchard Meadows, westClose to the rest of Mundelein on most crimes.A923
2Phillip's and Barr's, southeastActs of vandalism run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Mundelein.A899
3Mundelein Station & Fair Haven, eastThefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Mundelein.A890
4Superior Homes, centralThefts run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Mundelein.A883
Neighborhood areas of Mundelein, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Mundelein?
Reported property crime in Mundelein peaked in 2022 and has fallen 19% since, back near its 2019 level. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 7.2 to 7.1 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime rose 11%.
Property crime, change since 2019
MundeleinUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Mundelein. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Mundelein
Property, US
2016
+31%
+15%
2017
+9%
+12%
2018
-17%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-26%
-8%
2021
-16%
-10%
2022
+23%
-6%
2023
-11%
-7%
2024
-1%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Mundelein
CrimeGrade™ estimates Mundelein has about 9.1 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 62% less than the US as a whole and 64% less than Illinois.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Mundelein, about 60% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Mundelein
Mundelein has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Mundelein, 39% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 49% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (49%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Theft from cars
Homes (74%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (37%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Mundelein and nearby cities
Of the 8 cities closest to Mundelein, 6 have less property crime. Hawthorn Woods and Long Grove have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Mundelein. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Mundelein is safer than 89% of them.
Empty homes, parking lots and walkability in Mundelein
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Mundelein apart: it has 3.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run low here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 85% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 73% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 72% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (23 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 69% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.22% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 60% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Mundelein: F (4 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 57% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.45 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 54% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Mundelein
Property crime costs Mundelein about $2.1 million a year, or $60 per resident and about $168 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$200,000
$6
Theft
$970,000
$28
Vehicle theft
$300,000
$9
Arson
$19,000
$1
Vandalism
$590,000
$17
Total
$2.1 million
$60
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
