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

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$8.72 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mchenry, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $586 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mchenry 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 Mchenry, 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 Mchenry's combined rate is lower than the norm. Mchenry sits in the 83rd percentile, ahead of 83% of cities and behind 17%. The grade covers only Mchenry's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Mchenry is 14.62 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 47 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 84 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Mchenry, IL report the most crime, about 118 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 23 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mchenry, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mchenry for 2025 is $8,720,625, about $241 per resident and $586 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

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

Mchenry, IL:	$241
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Mchenry is $241 per year, which is $223 less than the national average and $179 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mchenry:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $865 more than in Mchenry.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $85 less than in Mchenry

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Mchenry	Cost per Mchenry Resident
Murder	$2.30 million	$63
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.60 million	$44
Robbery	$735,773	$20
Assault	$650,080	$18
Kidnapping	$139,404	$4
Vehicle Theft	$600,402	$17
Burglary	$332,917	$9
Theft	$1.05 million	$29
Arson	$44,256	$1
Vandalism	$754,530	$21
Animal Cruelty	$3,838	$0
Drug Crimes	$271,395	$7
Identity Theft	$244,104	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$8,720,625	$241

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mchenry, 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 Mchenry totals $23,494,277 ($649 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $32,214,902 ($889 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 Mchenry has 1, do the same, and of Mchenry's 36,218 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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Mchenry 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 Mchenry residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6250
Robbery	0.6458
Rape	0.7284
Murder	0.0338
Total Violent Crime	2.033 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.574
Vehicle Theft	1.071
Burglary	1.013
Arson	0.0506
Total Property Crime	7.709 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0635
Drug Crimes	1.013
Vandalism	2.916
Identity Theft	0.8708
Animal Cruelty	0.0143
Total "Other" Rate	4.878 (B+)

Individual Mchenry Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
McCullom Lake, IL	A	A-	A
Holiday Hills, IL	A	A	A
Johnsburg, IL	A	B+	A
Lakemoor, IL	A	A	A
Prairie Grove, IL	A+	A+	A
Bull Valley, IL	A-	A	B
Ringwood, IL	A+	A	A+
Wonder Lake, IL	A+	A	A+
Pistakee Highlands, IL	A	A-	A
Island Lake, IL	A	A	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mchenry 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
Torrington, CT	B-	A	A
Golden Glades, FL	B-	C+	C+
Greenville, TX	C-	D+	D+
Hudsonville, MI	A+	A-	A-
Hyde Park, MA	B-	D+	D+
Inver Grove Heights, MN	C+	B	B
Irmo, SC	D	C	C
Isabela, PR	F	F	F
Juncos, PR	D-	D-	D-
Manchester, CT	C+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Mchenry 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 Mchenry, IL average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Mchenry schools on SchoolGrade

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