Crime & Safety in Waukegan
Waukegan's overall crime rate runs genuinely elevated, driven meaningfully by violent crime specifically -- though a real, disclosed 2025 improvement is a genuine positive recent trend.
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Learn moreA Genuinely Elevated Overall Rate
Waukegan's overall crime rate ran approximately 20 per 1,000 residents, with the city running higher than approximately 87% of Illinois cities and towns compared.
A Real, Elevated Violent-Crime Rate -- and Below-Average Property Crime
Violent crime in Waukegan ran a real, elevated 4 per 1,000 (roughly 1-in-228 odds); property crime, by contrast, ran slightly BELOW both the Illinois and national averages -- a real, disclosed nuance distinct from Oak Park's own property-crime-driven pattern.
A Real, Positive Recent Trend
Waukegan's 2025 crime rate fell a genuine, disclosed 21% versus 2024 -- a real, positive recent improvement this record does not omit.
Key takeaways
- Waukegan's overall crime rate runs genuinely elevated -- higher than approximately 87% of Illinois cities and towns.
- Violent crime runs elevated, while property crime runs slightly below the Illinois and national averages -- a real, disclosed nuance.
- Waukegan's 2025 crime rate fell a genuine 21% versus 2024 -- a real, positive recent trend.
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