The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lick Creek, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	A+
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$116,833

Cost of Crime™ for Lick Creek, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $743 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lick Creek 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 Lick Creek, 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 Lick Creek's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Lick Creek sits in the 99th percentile, ahead of 99% of cities and behind 1%. The grade covers only Lick Creek's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lick Creek is 8.305 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 59 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 158 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Lick Creek, IL report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lick Creek, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lick Creek for 2025 is $116,833, about $291 per resident and $743 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Lick Creek Compared to Other Cities?

Lick Creek, IL:	$291
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lick Creek is $291 per year, which is $174 less than the national average and $130 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lick Creek:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $815 more than in Lick Creek.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $135 less than in Lick Creek

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Lick Creek	Cost per Lick Creek Resident
Murder	$60,367	$150
Rape/Sexual Assault	$18,928	$47
Robbery	$6,071	$15
Assault	$8,906	$22
Kidnapping	$4,267	$11
Vehicle Theft	$2,356	$6
Burglary	$2,241	$6
Theft	$3,843	$10
Arson	$748	$2
Vandalism	$5,600	$14
Animal Cruelty	$40	$0
Drug Crimes	$1,853	$5
Identity Theft	$1,616	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$116,833	$291

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lick Creek, 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 Lick Creek totals $495,665 ($1,233 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $612,499 ($1,524 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 Lick Creek's 402 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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Lick Creek 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 Lick Creek residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7714
Robbery	0.4801
Rape	0.7765
Murder	0.0799
Total Violent Crime	2.108 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	1.846
Vehicle Theft	0.3784
Burglary	0.6145
Arson	0.0770
Total Property Crime	2.916 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1751
Drug Crimes	0.6231
Vandalism	1.950
Identity Theft	0.5194
Animal Cruelty	0.0135
Total "Other" Rate	3.281 (A)

Individual Lick Creek Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Elvira, IL	A	B+	A+
Saratoga, IL	A+	A-	A+
Buncombe, IL	A	A-	A-
Water Valley, IL	F	B	F
Mount Pleasant, IL	A+	B	A+
Goreville, IL	B	B+	C+
Anna, IL	B	B	B
Cobden, IL	D+	C+	D
Balcom, IL	A	A-	A-
Hudgens, IL	A	A-	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lick Creek 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
Kelly, AL	B	B	B
Stormont, VA	C+	C	C
Stoneville, WV	D-	D	D
Stone City, IA	C+	B-	B-
Stockard, TX	B-	D+	D+
Stillwell, OH	B+	C-	C-
Stillwater, NV	D	D-	D-
Stidham, OK	D+	D-	D-
Stephenson, WV	C-	D	D
Kirkpatrick, OH	C	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Lick Creek 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 Lick Creek, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 20% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Lick Creek schools on SchoolGrade

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