The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Great Lakes, 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?

$6.17 million

Cost of Crime™ for Great Lakes, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $832 per household.

More cost data

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

The overall crime rate in Great Lakes is 15.09 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 21 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 84 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Great Lakes, IL report the most crime, about 100 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Great Lakes, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Great Lakes for 2025 is $6,172,144, about $305 per resident and $832 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Great Lakes Compared to Other Cities?

Great Lakes, IL:	$305
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Great Lakes is $305 per year, which is $159 less than the national average and $115 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Great Lakes:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $801 more than in Great Lakes.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $149 less than in Great Lakes

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Great Lakes	Cost per Great Lakes Resident
Murder	$2.13 million	$105
Rape/Sexual Assault	$904,478	$45
Robbery	$512,954	$25
Assault	$217,457	$11
Kidnapping	$88,741	$4
Vehicle Theft	$802,447	$40
Burglary	$258,569	$13
Theft	$263,019	$13
Arson	$42,142	$2
Vandalism	$672,830	$33
Animal Cruelty	$4,201	$0
Drug Crimes	$184,861	$9
Identity Theft	$88,937	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$6,172,144	$305

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Great Lakes, 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 Great Lakes totals $18,799,227 ($929 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $24,971,371 ($1,233 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 south 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 Great Lakes has 4, do the same, and of Great Lakes's 20,245 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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Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.3740
Robbery	0.8055
Rape	0.7368
Murder	0.0560
Total Violent Crime	1.972 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	2.509
Vehicle Theft	2.560
Burglary	1.408
Arson	0.0862
Total Property Crime	6.563 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0723
Drug Crimes	1.234
Vandalism	4.652
Identity Theft	0.5676
Animal Cruelty	0.0280
Total "Other" Rate	6.554 (B-)

Individual Great Lakes Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
North Chicago, IL	D	C-	D+
Lake Bluff, IL	B+	A-	B+
Green Oaks, IL	A-	A	B+
Park City, IL	C+	B	C
Waukegan, IL	C	C	C-
Lake Forest, IL	A-	A-	B+
Mettawa, IL	B-	A-	C
Libertyville, IL	B	A-	C+
Gurnee, IL	B-	A-	C
Highwood, IL	C	B	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Great Lakes 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
Vernon, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Colonial Park, PA	C+	A	A
Columbia Falls, MT	B	B	B
Columbia, KY	C-	C	C
Cottonwood, CA	B	D+	D+
Townsend, DE	C+	B	B
Tuscumbia, AL	C	C	C
Union, SC	D-	D-	D-
Van Wert, OH	B-	B	B
College Park, GA	F	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes, IL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Great Lakes schools on SchoolGrade

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