Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lake in the Hills, IL Crime Grade
How Lake in the Hills grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Illinois — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
4/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lake in the Hills, IL was 80.3 per 100,000 residents (23 incidents over a population of 28,651). That puts Lake in the Hills Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 67% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
That ranks Lake in the Hills #898 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 76% of them, and #83 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is up 15% year over year and up 34% over the last five years.
Lake in the Hills, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Illinois Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 80.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #898 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #83 of 214
- Safer than
- 76% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 15%
- 5-year change
- up 34%
- Population
- 28,651
- Reporting agency
- Lake in the Hills Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lake in the Hills Police Department (FBI ORI IL0560900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lake in the Hills (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lake in the Hills vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 60.1(17) | 58.7(17) | 35.0(10) | 70.0(20) | 80.3(23) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 31.8(9) | 34.5(10) | 28.0(8) | 35.0(10) | 55.8(16) |
| Robbery | 3.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 24.7(7) | 24.2(7) | 7.0(2) | 35.0(10) | 24.4(7) |
| Property crime | 268.7(76) | 290.0(84) | 272.8(78) | 444.5(127) | 268.8(77) |
| Burglary | 14.1(4) | 58.7(17) | 24.5(7) | 101.5(29) | 17.5(5) |
| Larceny | 229.8(65) | 221.0(64) | 213.4(61) | 227.5(65) | 223.4(64) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 17.7(5) | 10.4(3) | 35.0(10) | 112.0(32) | 20.9(6) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lake in the Hills, IL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Lake in the Hills Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Lake in the Hills calculated?
- Lake in the Hills's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Illinois state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Illinois cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Lake in the Hills Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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