Vernon Hills, IL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B-

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

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$3.42 million

Cost of Crime™ for Vernon Hills, IL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $322 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Vernon Hills with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Vernon Hills against the average US city, where the rate is lower than the norm. Vernon Hills sits in the 84th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 84% of cities and behind 16%. The grade covers only Vernon Hills's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Vernon Hills is 1.730 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 435 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 699 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Vernon Hills, IL report the most violent crime, about 8 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vernon Hills, IL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Vernon Hills is projected at $3,419,486 for 2025, about $123 per resident and $322 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 16.2%

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

Vernon Hills, IL:	$123
East St. Louis, IL:	$693
Glen Carbon, IL:	$84
Illinois:	$240
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $123 per resident each year in Vernon Hills, which is $135 less than the national average and $117 less than Illinois's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Vernon Hills:

In East St. Louis, IL, crime costs $693 per person, which is $570 more than in Vernon Hills.
In Glen Carbon, IL, crime costs $84 per person, which is $40 less than in Vernon Hills

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Vernon Hills, 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
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,419,486	$123

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Vernon Hills, IL

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Vernon Hills totals $15,196,995 ($548 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $18,616,481 ($672 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Vernon Hills, IL, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northeast part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Vernon Hills Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Vernon Hills residents in a standard year.

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

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Vernon Hills is similar. 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 lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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 violent crime rate, Vernon Hills is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

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