Lake County, IL Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Lake County in green. The most dangerous areas in Lake 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 Lake County, IL Safe from Robbery?

The D grade means the rate of robbery is higher than the average US county. Lake County is in the 22nd percentile for safety, meaning 78% of counties are safer and 22% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lake County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of robbery in Lake County is 0.7082 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lake County generally consider the west part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Lake County may be as high as 1 in 875 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,003 in the west part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the east parts of Lake County, IL: about 118 per year. The north part of Lake County has fewer cases of robbery with only 27 in a typical year.

How Lake County's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Lake 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 robbery rate, Lake County is safer than the Illinois state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Robbery in Lake County, IL

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Lake County about $16,511,243 in 2025, or roughly $22 per resident. This is part of Lake County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lake County, including every crime type and how Lake County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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 Lake County's crime maps on the Lake County overall crime page.

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Individual Lake County Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of robbery in Lake County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Lake County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Kenosha County, WI	C+	B-	B-	B-
McHenry County, IL	A+	A+	A+	C-
Racine County, WI	B-	C+	B-	B
DuPage County, IL	B+	A+	B	D+
Kane County, IL	A	A	A-	D+
Cook County, IL	C	C+	C	F
Walworth County, WI	A	A	A+	A-
Boone County, IL	A+	A+	A+	C-
DeKalb County, IL	A	A-	A	C-
Winnebago County, IL	B	C+	B-	D-

Robbery in County with Similar Populations

Lake County is higher versus other counties of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Sacramento County, CA	C-	D	D	F
Lexington County, SC	C-	C	C	B+
Lane County, OR	D-	C+	C+	D+
Cumberland County, PA	A+	A+	A+	B+
Cumberland County, NC	D-	D-	D-	C-
Cumberland County, ME	A-	A+	A+	A+
Larimer County, CO	F	C-	C-	D
Lee County, FL	A+	A	A	A-
Lehigh County, PA	A-	A-	A-	D+
Leon County, FL	A+	A	A	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lake County, IL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Lake County schools on SchoolGrade

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