The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Garden Prairie, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$323,869

Cost of Crime™ for Garden Prairie, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $735 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Garden Prairie 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 Garden Prairie, 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 Garden Prairie's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Garden Prairie sits in the 94th percentile, ahead of 94% of cities and behind 6%. The grade covers only Garden Prairie's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Garden Prairie is 11.04 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 73 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 197 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Garden Prairie, IL report the most crime, about 3 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Garden Prairie, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Garden Prairie for 2025 is $323,869, about $244 per resident and $735 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Garden Prairie Compared to Other Cities?

Garden Prairie, IL:	$244
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Garden Prairie is $244 per year, which is $221 less than the national average and $177 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Garden Prairie:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $862 more than in Garden Prairie.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $88 less than in Garden Prairie

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Garden Prairie	Cost per Garden Prairie Resident
Murder	$134,897	$102
Rape/Sexual Assault	$52,081	$39
Robbery	$23,148	$17
Assault	$10,481	$8
Kidnapping	$14,621	$11
Vehicle Theft	$6,869	$5
Burglary	$19,480	$15
Theft	$26,803	$20
Arson	$2,717	$2
Vandalism	$22,179	$17
Animal Cruelty	$117	$0
Drug Crimes	$7,178	$5
Identity Theft	$3,299	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$323,869	$244

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Garden Prairie, 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 Garden Prairie totals $1,158,262 ($872 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,482,131 ($1,115 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 Garden Prairie's 1,329 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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Garden Prairie 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 Garden Prairie residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.2746
Robbery	0.5537
Rape	0.6463
Murder	0.0540
Total Violent Crime	1.529 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.894
Vehicle Theft	0.3338
Burglary	1.616
Arson	0.0847
Total Property Crime	5.929 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1814
Drug Crimes	0.7302
Vandalism	2.336
Identity Theft	0.3207
Animal Cruelty	0.0119
Total "Other" Rate	3.580 (A)

Individual Garden Prairie Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Belvidere, IL	A-	B+	B
Marengo, IL	A-	B+	A-
Timberlane, IL	A+	A+	A+
Poplar Grove, IL	A+	A	A+
Irene, IL	A-	A-	B
Capron, IL	A-	B-	B+
Kingston, IL	A+	A	A
Union, IL	A-	B+	A
New Lebanon, IL	A-	A	B+
Franklinville, IL	A	B+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Garden Prairie 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
East Victor, NY	A+	A	A
Forest Grove, MI	A+	A-	A-
Cable, WI	C	C+	C+
Branchport, NY	D+	C-	C-
Wright City, OK	D+	C	C
Bartow, GA	C	C+	C+
Balsam Lake, WI	B	B-	B-
Bakersfield, VT	A	A	A
Athens, ME	A-	A+	A+
Asherton, TX	F	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Garden Prairie 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 Garden Prairie, IL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Garden Prairie schools on SchoolGrade

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