Burtons Bridge: recorded crime, not graded
Burtons Bridge has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in McHenry County. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Burtons Bridge alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Island Lake, 2 miles away, graded A. A 10-mile radius takes in 20 places that are graded.
What stands out about safety in Burtons Bridge
Policed by the county
Burtons Bridge is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Burtons Bridge. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Illinois towns with their own police figures are Island Lake (A, 2 mi), Prairie Grove (B+, 2 mi), Lakemoor (B, 4 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Burtons Bridge. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of McHenry County without police of their own, which include Burtons Bridge.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Lake | A | 2 mi | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Prairie Grove | B+ | 2 mi | 1.2 | 6.7 |
| Lakemoor | B | 4 mi | 1.2 | 11.1 |
| Cary | A | 5 mi | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| Wauconda | A+ | 5 mi | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| McHenry | A− | 5 mi | 0.6 | 5.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Burtons Bridge. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Burtons Bridge.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
No one died in a crash on Burtons Bridge’s roads in 2019–2023
That is about what is typical for Illinois towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (7.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Burtons Bridge’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Burtons Bridge’s own rate (0.0) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Burtons Bridge and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Burtons Bridge
Is Burtons Bridge, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Burtons Bridge. The nearest Illinois towns with a grade are Island Lake (A, 2 mi), Prairie Grove (B+, 2 mi), Lakemoor (B, 4 mi).
Who polices Burtons Bridge?
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. Burtons Bridge is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of McHenry County without police of their own.
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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.