Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Vernon Hills, IL Crime Grade
How Vernon 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 Vernon Hills, IL was 70.3 per 100,000 residents (19 incidents over a population of 27,046). That puts Vernon Hills Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 71% below the Illinois statewide rate of 245.7.
That ranks Vernon Hills #774 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 79% of them, and #75 of 214 in Illinois. Violent crime is up 17% year over year and down 11% over the last five years.
Vernon Hills, IL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Illinois Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 70.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #774 of 3,771
- IL rank
- #75 of 214
- Safer than
- 79% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 17%
- 5-year change
- down 11%
- Population
- 27,046
- Reporting agency
- Vernon Hills Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Vernon Hills Police Department (FBI ORI IL0492600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Vernon Hills (red), Illinois (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Vernon 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 78.7(21) | 104.8(28) | 104.8(28) | 60.1(16) | 70.3(19) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.5(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 18.7(5) | 26.2(7) | 29.9(8) | 15.0(4) | 7.4(2) |
| Robbery | 15.0(4) | 22.5(6) | 15.0(4) | 11.3(3) | 3.7(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 45.0(12) | 56.1(15) | 59.9(16) | 26.3(7) | 59.2(16) |
| Property crime | 1045.2(279) | 1268.9(339) | 1429.2(382) | 1479.6(394) | 1061.2(287) |
| Burglary | 78.7(21) | 101.1(27) | 142.2(38) | 142.7(38) | 73.9(20) |
| Larceny | 944.1(252) | 1107.9(296) | 1227.2(328) | 1284.3(342) | 894.8(242) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 18.7(5) | 56.1(15) | 48.6(13) | 48.8(13) | 81.3(22) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Vernon 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 Vernon 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 Vernon Hills calculated?
- Vernon 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 Vernon 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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