The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Bay View Gardens, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$50,767

Cost of Crime™ for Bay View Gardens, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $483 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bay View Gardens with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Bay View Gardens, IL Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Bay View Gardens's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Bay View Gardens sits in the 88th percentile, ahead of 88% of cities and behind 12%. The grade covers only Bay View Gardens's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Bay View Gardens is 12.89 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 74 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 78 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Bay View Gardens, IL report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bay View Gardens, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Bay View Gardens for 2025 is $50,767, about $191 per resident and $483 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 62.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 22.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Bay View Gardens Compared to Other Cities?

Bay View Gardens, IL:	$191
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Bay View Gardens is $191 per year, which is $273 less than the national average and $229 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bay View Gardens:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $915 more than in Bay View Gardens.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $35 less than in Bay View Gardens

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Bay View Gardens for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bay View Gardens	Cost per Bay View Gardens Resident
Murder	$5,993	$23
Rape/Sexual Assault	$11,212	$42
Robbery	$6,979	$26
Assault	$4,382	$16
Kidnapping	$2,002	$8
Vehicle Theft	$2,401	$9
Burglary	$2,396	$9
Theft	$6,149	$23
Arson	$526	$2
Vandalism	$5,858	$22
Animal Cruelty	$36	$0
Drug Crimes	$2,398	$9
Identity Theft	$434	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$50,767	$191

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Bay View Gardens, IL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Bay View Gardens totals $98,952 ($372 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $149,718 ($563 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Bay View Gardens's 266 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Bay View Gardens Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.5736
Robbery	0.8341
Rape	0.6952
Murder	0.0120
Total Violent Crime	2.115 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.464
Vehicle Theft	0.5829
Burglary	0.9931
Arson	0.0819
Total Property Crime	6.122 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1241
Drug Crimes	1.219
Vandalism	3.083
Identity Theft	0.2108
Animal Cruelty	0.0186
Total "Other" Rate	4.655 (A-)

Individual Bay View Gardens Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Bay View Gardens is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Bay View Gardens.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Spring Bay, IL	B+	C+	B
Mossville, IL	A+	A+	A+
Germantown Hills, IL	A+	A+	A+
Oak Ridge, IL	A+	A	A+
Rome, IL	A+	A	A+
Peoria Heights, IL	C	B-	C-
South Rome, IL	A+	A+	A+
Harvard Hills, IL	A+	A+	A+
Chillicothe, IL	A	A-	A
Dunlap, IL	A+	A-	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bay View Gardens is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mount Jefferson, OH	B	C-	C-
Rector, PA	B	B-	B-
Piper, PA	A-	B	B
Pecan Gap, TX	B-	D+	D+
Pataha, WA	D-	F	F
Partridge, KY	D+	B	B
Parkerfield, KS	C-	B+	B+
Panther Creek, NC	B-	C	C
Palmer, IA	C+	B+	B+
Owls Head, NY	C+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Bay View Gardens is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bay View Gardens, IL average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Bay View Gardens schools on SchoolGrade

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