Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
McHenry, IL Crime Grade
How McHenry 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Illinois
1/10
vs. Illinois cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in McHenry, IL was 30.8 per 100,000 residents (9 incidents over a population of 29,207). That puts McHenry Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 87% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
That ranks McHenry #252 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 93% of them, and #20 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is down 67% year over year and down 24% over the last five years.
McHenry, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Illinois Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 30.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #252 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #20 of 214
- Safer than
- 93% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 67%
- 5-year change
- down 24%
- Population
- 29,207
- Reporting agency
- McHenry Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by McHenry Police Department (FBI ORI IL0561200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About McHenry, IL
History
Former incorporated village of McHenry Shores merged with McHenry on March 17, 1982 (US-T121)
Location
16.1 km (10 mi) ENE of Woodstock (US-T121).
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. McHenry (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
McHenry 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 | 40.6(11) | 65.2(18) | 49.0(14) | 94.5(27) | 30.8(9) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.0(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 29.5(8) | 29.0(8) | 24.5(7) | 52.5(15) | 13.7(4) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 3.6(1) | 3.5(1) | 3.5(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 11.1(3) | 32.6(9) | 21.0(6) | 31.5(9) | 17.1(5) |
| Property crime | 594.0(161) | 742.5(205) | 528.2(151) | 623.2(178) | 510.2(149) |
| Burglary | 51.6(14) | 47.1(13) | 84.0(24) | 70.0(20) | 44.5(13) |
| Larceny | 512.8(139) | 655.6(181) | 423.3(121) | 525.2(150) | 434.8(127) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 22.1(6) | 32.6(9) | 21.0(6) | 28.0(8) | 30.8(9) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the McHenry, 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 McHenry 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 McHenry calculated?
- McHenry'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 McHenry 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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