Crime in Vernon Hills, Illinois

Vernon Hills, IL is a safe and secure place to live. The violent crime rate in the city is 7.4, which is much lower than the national average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Vernon Hills is 28.3, which is also lower than the US average of 35.4. In comparison to other cities and towns, Vernon Hills has a significantly lower crime rate making it an ideal place to call home.

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

Vernon Hills violent crime is 7.4. (The US average is 22.7)

Vernon Hills property crime is 28.3. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

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

Vernon Hills, IL Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2003	87	0	22.9	18.3	45.8	3379.3	201.5	3141.2	36.6
2005	128	0	17.1	12.8	98.1	3151.9	213.3	2900.3	38.4
2010	24.4	4.1	0	0	20.3	2737.4	215.6	2509.7	12.2
2011	67.5	4	15.9	11.9	35.7	2334.4	202.5	2123.9	7.9
2012	71.4	0	27.8	4	39.6	2283.6	142.7	2109.2	31.7
2013		0	7.7	7.7	38.7	1879.4	96.7	1774.9	7.7
2014	54.3	0	15.5	3.9	34.9	2007.1	190.2	1801.3	15.5
2015	45.9	0	3.8	23	19.1	1974.6	233.4	1725.9	15.3
2016	71.5	0	15.1	26.3	30.1	1422.4	75.3	1335.9	11.3
2017	37.7	0	11.3	15.1	11.3	1766.7	75.3	1649.9	41.4
2018	56.8	0	15.1	26.5	15.1	1116.2	75.7	1025.4	15.1
2019	67	0	18.6	26.1	22.3	1620.3	48.4	1534.6	37.2

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Lincolnshire, IL	68.9	372.0	7,271	3	2017
Mundelein, IL	73.6	710.2	31,464	4	2019
Libertyville, IL	88.2	1,406.0	20,368	4	2017
Buffalo Grove, IL	27.0	706.4	42,361	5	2019
Lake Forest, IL	40.9	628.7	19,433	5	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Mundelein, IL	73.6	710.2	31,464	4	2019
Libertyville, IL	88.2	1,406.0	20,368	4	2017
Buffalo Grove, IL	27.0	706.4	42,361	5	2019
Lake Forest, IL	40.9	628.7	19,433	5	2019
Lake Zurich, IL	39.9	1,236.3	20,057	7	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for Vernon Hills 4 Reviews

housing - 1/5/2012
house price a little bit... Read More

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Great Public Schools - 8/23/2007
The Vernon Hills public school is top notch, consistently rated among the highest in the U.S. Schools are new, low pupil to teacher ratio, with many after school... Read More

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Very nice area - 9/1/2006
I have lived in the Chicagoland area for over a year and a half and have not been overly impressed. I moved to Vernon Hills in May and have renewed faith in the area. ... Read More

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