According to 蘑菇视频's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Woodstock is safer than 61% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Illinois, only on the order of 48% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Woodstock. If you live in Woodstock, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 157. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 44. It is for these reasons that Woodstock is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Woodstock has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Woodstock is actually safer than most according to 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Woodstock does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Woodstock.

For Woodstock, 蘑菇视频 found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Woodstock than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1606, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Woodstock; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.