Stephenson County, IL Crime

The crime rate in Stephenson, IL County is significantly lower than the national average. The violent crime rate in the area is 12.4, which is much lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate of 25.1 is much lower than the US average of 35.4. This indicates that Stephenson, IL County is a relatively safe place to live and work compared to other areas of the country.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Stephenson County violent crime is 12.4. (The US average is 22.7)

Stephenson County property crime is 25.1. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Stephenson, Illinois does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Freeport, Illinois. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Freeport, Illinois. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Freeport, IL Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2003	366.4	0	46.3	69.4	250.7	4485.3	701.9	3741	42.4
2005	481.2	0	104.8	62.1	314.3	4051.1	624.7	3387.5	38.8
2009		0		61.4	163.8	4733	1326.6	3345.1	61.4
2010	201.8	0	20.6	61.8	119.5	3624.8	980.4	2607.4	37.1
2011	198.3	0	23.3	77.8	97.2	3799.3	945	2815.5	38.9
2012	144.7	7.8	19.6	54.7	62.6	3676	864.3	2784.4	27.4
2014	192.8	8	60.3	68.3	56.2	2563.2	445.9	2085.1	32.1
2015	271.7	4.1	68.9	56.8	141.9	2631.4	514.9	2071.8	44.6
2016	197.9	0	41.2	45.3	111.3	2687.9	684.3	1941.7	61.8
2017	243.8	8.3	103.3	53.7	78.5	3389	603.4	2736	49.6
2018	205.1	4.2	83.7	29.3	87.9	2394.6	372.6	1959.2	62.8
2019	210.8	8.4	42.2	71.7	88.5	2099.4	396.3	1690.5	12.6

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Freeport, IL	210.8	2,099.4	25,929	2	2019
Lena, IL	140.3	1,718.1	2,852	10	2005
Shannon, IL	0.0	573.9	703	13	2018
Davis, IL	0.0	0.0	657	13	2016
Forreston, IL	217.4	724.6	1,380	14	2015
Pecatonica, IL	235.5	753.7	2,143	15	2015

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Freeport, IL	210.8	2,099.4	25,929	2	2019
Monroe, WI	66.4	1,167.3	10,869	19	2019
Machesney Park, IL	247.9	1,850.0	23,570	32	2019
Loves Park, IL	318.1	1,719.3	23,629	33	2019
Roscoe, IL	104.8	610.0	6,332	33	2019
Dixon, IL	245.1	1,841.5	15,452	34	2019

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Lou Ann · Freeport, IL

The best of both worlds!

Over 6 years ago

I was born and raised in Freeport, IL and recently moved back to the area. The city has a small town feel to it, while only 100 miles from Chicago and 60 miles from More

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