Ryerson, Edward L., Area Historic District · Photo: Teemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime recorded in Vernon Township, and why it isn’t graded
The FBI holds no crime figures for Vernon Township alone for 2023–2025, so it can’t be graded. 24 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles. Lincolnshire, 1 mile away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (B+).
The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire | B+ | 1 mi | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| Buffalo Grove | A− | 2 mi | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| Vernon Hills | B | 3 mi | 0.8 | 13.1 |
| Riverwoods | A | 3 mi | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Bannockburn | B+ | 4 mi | 0.0 | 11.2 |
| Wheeling | B+ | 5 mi | 0.9 | 8.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Vernon Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Vernon Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Seven people died in crashes on Vernon Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Vernon Township had 7 fatal crashes in five years, in which seven people died; 2 were pedestrians. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is fewer than is typical for Illinois towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (5.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Vernon Township’s size would see about 18 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Vernon Township’s own rate (2.0) 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.
Vernon Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Deerfield Township | — | — | — |
| Wheeling Township | — | — | — |
| Libertyville Township | — | — | — |
| Ela Township | — | — | — |
| Wheeling | B+ | 0.9 | 8.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. West Deerfield Township, Wheeling Township, Libertyville Township and Ela Township have no FBI figures of their own for 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 Vernon Township
Is Vernon Township, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Vernon Township. Vernon 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 Lincolnshire (B+, 1 mi), Buffalo Grove (A−, 2 mi), Vernon Hills (B, 3 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Vernon 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.