The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Gages Lake, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$2.23 million

Cost of Crime™ for Gages Lake, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $596 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Gages Lake 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 Gages Lake, 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 Gages Lake's combined rate is lower than the norm. Gages Lake sits in the 81st percentile, ahead of 81% of cities and behind 19%. The grade covers only Gages Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Gages Lake is 15.12 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 45 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 88 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Gages Lake, IL report the most crime, about 28 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Gages Lake, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Gages Lake for 2025 is $2,234,986, about $231 per resident and $596 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Gages Lake Compared to Other Cities?

Gages Lake, IL:	$231
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Gages Lake is $231 per year, which is $233 less than the national average and $189 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Gages Lake:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $874 more than in Gages Lake.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $75 less than in Gages Lake

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Gages Lake	Cost per Gages Lake Resident
Murder	$579,232	$60
Rape/Sexual Assault	$381,905	$40
Robbery	$179,058	$19
Assault	$110,797	$11
Kidnapping	$37,852	$4
Vehicle Theft	$188,981	$20
Burglary	$63,619	$7
Theft	$287,706	$30
Arson	$9,647	$1
Vandalism	$215,727	$22
Animal Cruelty	$2,044	$0
Drug Crimes	$112,735	$12
Identity Theft	$65,682	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$2,234,986	$231

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Gages Lake, 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 Gages Lake totals $5,800,812 ($600 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,035,798 ($831 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 north part of the city holds more 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, of which Gages Lake has 2, do the same, and of Gages Lake's 9,667 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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Gages Lake 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 Gages Lake residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.3991
Robbery	0.5889
Rape	0.6516
Murder	0.0319
Total Violent Crime	1.671 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.747
Vehicle Theft	1.262
Burglary	0.7256
Arson	0.0413
Total Property Crime	7.776 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0646
Drug Crimes	1.577
Vandalism	3.124
Identity Theft	0.8778
Animal Cruelty	0.0286
Total "Other" Rate	5.671 (B)

Individual Gages Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Gages Lake is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Gages Lake.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Third Lake, IL	B+	A	B
Grayslake, IL	C+	B+	C+
Gurnee, IL	B-	A-	C
Hainesville, IL	A-	A+	A-
Old Mill Creek, IL	D-	C	F
Libertyville, IL	B	A-	C+
Round Lake Park, IL	B-	B	C+
Venetian Village, IL	B+	A	B
Park City, IL	C+	B	C
Lindenhurst, IL	A-	A	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Gages Lake 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
Weston, CT	B+	A+	A+
Houghton, MI	C-	C-	C-
House Springs, MO	C+	C	C
Howard City, MI	A	B-	B-
Hudson, NC	C	C-	C-
Huntingburg, IN	B	A-	A-
Huntington, VA	D-	A	A
Hyrum, UT	A-	B	B
Imlay City, MI	B-	C	C
Incline Village, NV	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Gages Lake 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 Gages Lake, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Gages Lake schools on SchoolGrade

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