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

Crime per Capita in West Urbana

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for West Urbana. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

West Urbana, Urbana, IL Map of Crime Rates
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B+

Overall Crime Grade™

B+
B
Other Crime Grade
B

$3.30 million

Cost of Crime™ for West Urbana, Urbana, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,140 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Urbana 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 West Urbana, Urbana, IL Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where West Urbana's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. West Urbana sits in the 70th percentile, ahead of 70% of neighborhoods and behind 30%. The grade covers only West Urbana's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in West Urbana is 27.90 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the northeast areas to 1 in 60 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of West Urbana, Urbana, IL report the most crime, about 42 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Urbana, Urbana, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in West Urbana for 2025 is $3,296,536, about $514 per resident and $1,140 per household. That equals 1.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.3%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in West Urbana Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

West Urbana, Urbana, IL: $514
Englewood, Chicago, IL: $1163
O'Hare, Chicago, IL: $344
Illinois: $420
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in West Urbana is $514 per year, which is $50 more than the national average and $94 more than Urbana's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to West Urbana:
  • In Englewood, Chicago, IL, crime costs $1,163 per person, which is $649 more than in West Urbana.
  • In O'Hare, Chicago, IL, crime costs $344 per person, which is $171 less than in West Urbana

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of West Urbana for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to West Urbana
Cost per West Urbana Resident
Murder
$1.42 million
$222
Rape/Sexual Assault
$288,451
$45
Robbery
$170,276
$27
Assault
$231,034
$36
Kidnapping
$99,251
$15
Vehicle Theft
$157,442
$25
Burglary
$145,349
$23
Theft
$458,716
$72
Arson
$13,014
$2
Vandalism
$232,341
$36
Animal Cruelty
$867
$0
Drug Crimes
$48,916
$8
Identity Theft
$27,976
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$3,296,536
$514

The Intangible Cost of Crime in West Urbana, Urbana, 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 West Urbana totals $10,947,971 ($1,708 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $14,244,507 ($2,223 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 neighborhood 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 West Urbana has 2, do the same, and of West Urbana's 6,409 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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West Urbana 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 West Urbana residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.255
Robbery
0.8446
Rape
0.7423
Murder
0.1181
Total Violent Crime
2.960 (B+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
13.82
Vehicle Theft
1.586
Burglary
2.500
Arson
0.0841
Total Property Crime
17.99 (B)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2554
Drug Crimes
1.032
Vandalism
5.075
Identity Theft
0.5640
Animal Cruelty
0.0183
Total "Other" Rate
6.944 (B)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A-
A-
A-
A
A
A
A+
A+
A+
A+
A-
A+
B-
A-
B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Urbana is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B-
B+
B+
C-
D+
D+
D
C-
C-
A
A-
A-
A+
A-
A-

Considering only the crime rate, West Urbana is as safe as the Illinois state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Urbana, Urbana, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 12% actual proficiency versus 16% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See West Urbana schools on SchoolGrade

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