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

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$7.58 million

Cost of Crime™ for Vernon Hills, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $713 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Vernon Hills 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 Vernon Hills, 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 Vernon Hills's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Vernon Hills sits in the 57th percentile, ahead of 57% of cities and behind 43%. The grade covers only Vernon Hills's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Vernon Hills is 21.68 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 33 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 64 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Vernon Hills, IL report the most crime, about 104 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 23 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vernon Hills, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Vernon Hills for 2025 is $7,575,297, about $273 per resident and $713 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Vernon Hills Compared to Other Cities?

Vernon Hills, IL:	$273
East St. Louis, IL:	$1106
Germantown Hills, IL:	$156
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Vernon Hills is $273 per year, which is $191 less than the national average and $147 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Vernon Hills:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $1,106 per person, which is $832 more than in Vernon Hills.
In Germantown Hills, IL, crime costs $156 per person, which is $117 less than in Vernon Hills

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Vernon Hills	Cost per Vernon Hills Resident
Murder	$1.45 million	$52
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.08 million	$39
Robbery	$509,223	$18
Assault	$376,864	$14
Kidnapping	$116,634	$4
Vehicle Theft	$968,185	$35
Burglary	$269,301	$10
Theft	$1.43 million	$51
Arson	$45,764	$2
Vandalism	$711,402	$26
Animal Cruelty	$4,948	$0
Drug Crimes	$368,009	$13
Identity Theft	$244,157	$9
Total Cost of Crime	$7,575,297	$273

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Vernon Hills, 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 Vernon Hills totals $15,196,995 ($548 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $22,772,291 ($821 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, of which Vernon Hills has 7, do the same, and of Vernon Hills's 27,723 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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Vernon Hills 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 Vernon Hills residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.4733
Robbery	0.5840
Rape	0.6445
Murder	0.0278
Total Violent Crime	1.730 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.942
Vehicle Theft	2.255
Burglary	1.071
Arson	0.0684
Total Property Crime	13.34 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0694
Drug Crimes	1.795
Vandalism	3.592
Identity Theft	1.138
Animal Cruelty	0.0241
Total "Other" Rate	6.618 (B-)

Individual Vernon Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Indian Creek, IL	A-	A	B+
Mundelein, IL	B-	A-	C+
Mettawa, IL	B-	A-	C
Long Grove, IL	B	A	C+
Libertyville, IL	B	A-	C+
Lincolnshire, IL	B-	A-	C
Hawthorn Woods, IL	A-	A	B+
Buffalo Grove, IL	B	A	B-
Green Oaks, IL	A-	A	B+
Bannockburn, IL	C	C+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Vernon Hills 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
Patterson, CA	C	D	D
Maineville, OH	A	A-	A-
Maitland, FL	B	C+	C+
Malvern, PA	A-	A+	A+
Marina, CA	B	C	C
Mason City, IA	D-	C	C
Menasha, WI	C	B-	B-
Middletown, NJ	A	A+	A+
Owatonna, MN	B	B+	B+
Pacific Palisades, CA	C-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Vernon Hills 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 Vernon Hills, IL average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Vernon Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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