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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$3.90 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lake Villa, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $756 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lake Villa 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 Lake Villa, IL Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Lake Villa's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Lake Villa sits in the 69th percentile, ahead of 69% of cities and behind 31%. The grade covers only Lake Villa's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lake Villa is 18.35 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 97 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Lake Villa, IL report the most crime, about 62 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lake Villa, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lake Villa for 2025 is $3,903,579, about $272 per resident and $756 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): 57.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

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

Lake Villa, IL:	$272
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lake Villa is $272 per year, which is $192 less than the national average and $148 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lake Villa:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $833 more than in Lake Villa.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $116 less than in Lake Villa

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Lake Villa	Cost per Lake Villa Resident
Murder	$1.03 million	$72
Rape/Sexual Assault	$592,000	$41
Robbery	$223,970	$16
Assault	$213,159	$15
Kidnapping	$40,006	$3
Vehicle Theft	$451,094	$31
Burglary	$157,634	$11
Theft	$523,338	$37
Arson	$18,886	$1
Vandalism	$408,787	$29
Animal Cruelty	$1,890	$0
Drug Crimes	$117,029	$8
Identity Theft	$123,381	$9
Total Cost of Crime	$3,903,579	$272

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lake Villa, 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 Lake Villa totals $9,857,196 ($688 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,760,776 ($960 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 central 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 Lake Villa has 2, do the same, and of Lake Villa's 14,334 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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Lake Villa 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 Lake Villa residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.5178
Robbery	0.4967
Rape	0.6812
Murder	0.0383
Total Violent Crime	1.734 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.050
Vehicle Theft	2.032
Burglary	1.212
Arson	0.0546
Total Property Crime	10.35 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0460
Drug Crimes	1.104
Vandalism	3.992
Identity Theft	1.112
Animal Cruelty	0.0178
Total "Other" Rate	6.272 (B)

Individual Lake Villa Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Venetian Village, IL	B+	A	B
Round Lake Heights, IL	A-	A	B+
Round Lake Beach, IL	B-	B+	B-
Lindenhurst, IL	A-	A	B+
Ingleside, IL	B	B+	B
Antioch, IL	B+	B+	B
Hainesville, IL	A-	A+	A-
Old Mill Creek, IL	D-	C	F
Round Lake, IL	B+	A-	B+
Fox Lake, IL	C+	B-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lake Villa is similar 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
Port Jefferson Station, NY	B+	B-	B-
Nanticoke, PA	B	B+	B+
Nashville, NC	D	F	F
Neabsco, VA	B	B-	B-
Nesconset, NY	A	B+	B+
New Albany, MS	B	A+	A+
New Fairfield, CT	A-	A+	A+
New Franklin, OH	B+	B	B
Pontotoc, MS	B+	A+	A+
Myerstown, PA	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Lake Villa 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 Lake Villa, IL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Lake Villa schools on SchoolGrade

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