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Waukegan Crime Rate Report (Illinois)

Waukegan crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 12 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Waukegan for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Waukegan in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 14.25% and the city property crime rate in Waukegan was higher than the national property crime rate average but only by 0.42%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Waukegan was higher than the violent crime rate in Illinois by 49.13% and the city property crime rate in Waukegan was higher than the property crime rate in Illinois but only by 2.24%.

Property and Violent Crime
Waukegan Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Waukegan Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Waukegan Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault220
Arson6
Burglary146
Larceny and Theft873
Motor Vehicle Theft344
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape57
Robbery52
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,783
Property Crime1,363
Violent Crime331
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault206
Arson7
Burglary106
Larceny and Theft217
Motor Vehicle Theft403
Murder and Manslaughter7
Rape68
Robbery42
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,105
Property Crime685
Violent Crime323

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Waukegan Property Crime

Waukegan Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Waukegan Crime 2025

Waukegan Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Waukegan Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Waukegan Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Waukegan, Illinois crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Waukegan crime report data for 2026 was projected from 12 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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