Benton Township goes ungraded: its recorded crime
There are no FBI figures for Benton Township by itself for 2023–2025, so the grade has nothing to work from. The closest graded town is Zion, 2 miles away, at C. A 10-mile radius takes in 5 places that are graded.
The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion | C | 2 mi | 4.1 | 11.4 |
| Waukegan | C | 4 mi | 3.9 | 14.2 |
| Gurnee | C | 6 mi | 1.7 | 21.2 |
| North Chicago | B | 8 mi | 1.8 | 6.3 |
| Lindenhurst | A | 9 mi | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Lake Bluff | B+ | 10 mi | 0.3 | 9.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Benton Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Benton Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
14 people died in crashes on Benton Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Benton Township had 13 fatal crashes in five years, in which 14 people died; 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 14.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Illinois towns of 5,000–25,000 people (6.8, 412 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Benton Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zion | C | 4.1 | 11.4 |
| Beach Park | — | — | — |
| Winthrop Harbor | — | — | — |
| Wadsworth | — | — | — |
| Newport Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Beach Park, Wadsworth and Newport Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Winthrop Harbor reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Benton Township
Is Benton Township, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Benton Township. Benton Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Illinois towns with a grade are Zion (C, 2 mi), Waukegan (C, 4 mi), Gurnee (C, 6 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Benton Township.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.