The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lakewood, 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?

$965,099

Cost of Crime™ for Lakewood, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $557 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lakewood 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 Lakewood, 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 Lakewood's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Lakewood sits in the 97th percentile, ahead of 97% of cities and behind 3%. The grade covers only Lakewood's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lakewood is 9.476 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 89 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 146 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Lakewood, IL report the most crime, about 17 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lakewood, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lakewood for 2025 is $965,099, about $182 per resident and $557 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Lakewood Compared to Other Cities?

Lakewood, IL:	$182
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lakewood is $182 per year, which is $282 less than the national average and $238 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lakewood:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $923 more than in Lakewood.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $26 less than in Lakewood

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Lakewood	Cost per Lakewood Resident
Murder	$309,333	$58
Rape/Sexual Assault	$215,456	$41
Robbery	$75,566	$14
Assault	$27,013	$5
Kidnapping	$18,637	$4
Vehicle Theft	$52,767	$10
Burglary	$38,450	$7
Theft	$82,126	$16
Arson	$7,461	$1
Vandalism	$79,310	$15
Animal Cruelty	$260	$0
Drug Crimes	$39,225	$7
Identity Theft	$19,496	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$965,099	$182

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lakewood, 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 Lakewood totals $3,132,358 ($592 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,097,457 ($774 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 Lakewood has 4, do the same, and of Lakewood's 5,291 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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Lakewood 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 Lakewood residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.1778
Robbery	0.4540
Rape	0.6716
Murder	0.0311
Total Violent Crime	1.335 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	2.997
Vehicle Theft	0.6440
Burglary	0.8012
Arson	0.0584
Total Property Crime	4.501 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0581
Drug Crimes	1.002
Vandalism	2.098
Identity Theft	0.4761
Animal Cruelty	0.0066
Total "Other" Rate	3.641 (A)

Individual Lakewood Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lake in the Hills, IL	A+	A	A
Crystal Lake, IL	A-	A	B+
Ridgefield, IL	A-	A	B
Huntley, IL	A	A	A
Algonquin, IL	B	A	B-
Prairie Grove, IL	A+	A+	A
Trout Valley, IL	A+	A	A
Cary, IL	A+	A	A+
Oakwood Hills, IL	A+	A+	A+
Woodstock, IL	B+	B+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lakewood 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
Hancock, MI	D+	D+	D+
Sylvania, GA	B-	D+	D+
Taft, TX	C	C-	C-
Tallapoosa, GA	C+	B-	B-
Tappan, NY	A	A-	A-
Tavernier, FL	A+	C+	C+
Hardy, VA	C+	A-	A-
Hardin, MT	F	F	F
Hanover, IN	B+	A-	A-
Swanton, VT	B+	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Lakewood 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 Lakewood, IL average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Lakewood schools on SchoolGrade

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