Waukegan, Illinois Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 388 violent crimes in Waukegan IL, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 445.18. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate increased by 22%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2012 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other Illinois cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Waukegan, IL Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Waukegan, IL Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2012 420 469.44
2013 405 456.27
2014 390 439.45
2015 386 434.42
2016 449 508.28
2017 361 410.15
2018 355 405.58
2019 331 382.64
2020 316 368.56
2023 319 364.94
2024 388 445.18