Safety · Lacon

Lacon, IL crime & safety

Lacon's reported crime rate is well below Illinois's. Most reported incidents are property crimes. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025.

Crime reported to police, trends and how Lacon compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.

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Reported crime, 2025

Lacon at a glance

Violent crime
1.1
per 1,000 residents · Illinois 2.6
Property crime
4.9
per 1,000 residents · Illinois 15.6
Incidents reported
11
2 violent · 9 property
Violent crime per 1,000
Lacon 1.1
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Lacon 4.9
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
Trend

Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025

LaconIllinois
05101520 202220232024not reported2025 Property Violent
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
YearLacon propertyIllinois propertyLacon violentIllinois violent
20220.518.42.73.4
2023017.91.13.2
2024not reported17.7not reported2.9
20254.915.61.12.6
What gets reported

2025, by type

Larceny / theft
4
Burglary
5
Vehicle theft
0
Aggravated assault
2
Robbery
0
Rape
0
Homicide
0
Arson
0

Offenses reported to police, not convictions.

Who keeps Lacon safe

Local public safety

👮 Lacon Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.

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How to read these numbers

What this data can and can't tell you

  • It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
  • Small numbers swing. In a town of about 1,800, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
  • Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
  • Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Natural hazards
Moderate

Mostly inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage here is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.

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