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Round Lake Beach, IL crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Round Lake Beach has an overall crime rate of 8 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Round Lake Beach is 1 in 127. How does Round Lake Beach fare compared to other communities in Illinois of all population sizes? Round Lake Beach's crime rate is lower than approximately 41% of Illinois communities. It is for these reasons that Round Lake Beach is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Round Lake Beach has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Round Lake Beach is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Round Lake Beach does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Round Lake Beach.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Round Lake Beach's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Round Lake Beach is one in 927.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the village, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Round Lake Beach experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Round Lake Beach; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Round Lake Beach Crime Data

total Crime Index

58

(100 is safest)


Safer than 58% of U.S. cities.

Round Lake Beach Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

29

183

212

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.08

6.81

7.89

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.08
2.87
National Median: 4
    Round Lake Beach
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 927

in Round Lake Beach

1 in 348

in Illinois

Round Lake Beach Violent Crimes

Population: 26,879
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 4 7 3 15
Rate per 1,000 0.15 0.26 0.11 0.56

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
6.81
16.83
National Median: 20
    Round Lake Beach
    Illinois

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 147

in Round Lake Beach

1 in 59

in Illinois

Property Crimes

Population: 26,879
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 20 141 22
Rate per 1,000 0.74 5.25 0.82

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Round Lake Beach Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
41
27
National Median: 27.0
    Round Lake Beach
    Illinois