Your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Lake Villa is 1 in 618. This equates to a crime rate of 1.62 per 1,000 residents, making Lake Villa one of the safest communities in Illinois to live in. In fact, it is one of the safest communities in the entire nation, according to FBI crime statistics.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Lake Villa, and we found that the crime rate in Lake Villa is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Lake Villa is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Lake Villa 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 Lake Villa.

For Lake Villa, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Lake Villa than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2882, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Lake Villa compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Lake Villa is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Lake Villa is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.