The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Machesney Park, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$5.90 million

Cost of Crime™ for Machesney Park, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $681 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Machesney Park 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 Machesney Park, 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 Machesney Park's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Machesney Park sits in the 69th percentile, ahead of 69% of cities and behind 31%. The grade covers only Machesney Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Machesney Park is 18.24 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 38 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 104 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Machesney Park, IL report the most crime, about 74 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Machesney Park, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Machesney Park for 2025 is $5,900,808, about $257 per resident and $681 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): 61.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Machesney Park Compared to Other Cities?

Machesney Park, IL:	$257
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Machesney Park is $257 per year, which is $207 less than the national average and $163 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Machesney Park:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $849 more than in Machesney Park.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $101 less than in Machesney Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Machesney Park	Cost per Machesney Park Resident
Murder	$715,669	$31
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.01 million	$44
Robbery	$513,295	$22
Assault	$727,678	$32
Kidnapping	$336,164	$15
Vehicle Theft	$454,158	$20
Burglary	$384,921	$17
Theft	$788,501	$34
Arson	$32,466	$1
Vandalism	$658,962	$29
Animal Cruelty	$2,519	$0
Drug Crimes	$160,438	$7
Identity Theft	$115,201	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$5,900,808	$257

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Machesney Park, 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 Machesney Park totals $10,091,064 ($440 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $15,991,872 ($697 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 northeast 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 do the same, and of Machesney Park's 22,960 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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Machesney Park 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 Machesney Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.104
Robbery	0.7107
Rape	0.7261
Murder	0.0166
Total Violent Crime	2.557 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.631
Vehicle Theft	1.277
Burglary	1.848
Arson	0.0586
Total Property Crime	9.815 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2415
Drug Crimes	0.9447
Vandalism	4.017
Identity Theft	0.6483
Animal Cruelty	0.0148
Total "Other" Rate	5.867 (B)

Individual Machesney Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Loves Park, IL	C+	C+	C
Roscoe, IL	A+	A+	A+
Caledonia, IL	A+	A+	A+
Rockford, IL	D+	D+	D+
Rockton, IL	A+	A	A+
South Beloit, IL	B-	B-	C+
Timberlane, IL	A+	A+	A+
Cherry Valley, IL	B	A-	C
Hunter, IL	A+	A+	A
Poplar Grove, IL	A+	A	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Machesney Park 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
Siloam Springs, AR	D-	D-	D-
Forest, VA	B	A-	A-
Fort Walton Beach, FL	B	B+	B+
Fountain Hills, AZ	B+	C	C
Fountain Inn, SC	C-	C+	C+
Frankfort, IL	A	A+	A+
Gainesville, TX	D-	D+	D+
Goodlettsville, TN	D-	D	D
Seymour, TN	C	D+	D+
Short Pump, VA	C	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Machesney Park 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 Machesney Park, IL average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Machesney Park schools on SchoolGrade

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