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Chester, IL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Chester crime rate is much lower than the Illinois average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #253

Chester, IL	590.80
Illinois	1,616.00
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Chester, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Chester, IL	Count	0	3	0	10	10	64	1	1
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	35.6	0.0	118.8	118.8	760.3	11.9	11.9	553
	Illinois	Per 100,000	5.3	23.9	118.8	213.7	388.2	1,552.2	135.5	NA	1,241
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Chester, IL	Count	0	2	1	11	7	34	1	3
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	23.7	11.8	130.2	82.9	402.5	11.8	35.5	416
	Illinois	Per 100,000	5.5	25.4	137.6	204.0	452.1	1,659.8	162.5	NA	1,342
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Chester, IL	Count	0	0	1	8	8	26	1	1
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	11.7	93.3	93.3	303.3	11.7	11.7	240
	Illinois	Per 100,000	5.8	27.7	151.2	230.0	552.2	1,826.9	199.5	NA	1,515
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2010	Chester, IL	Count	0	7	1	21	31	62	10	0
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	91.2	13.0	273.5	403.8	807.6	130.3	0.0	1,218
	Illinois	Per 100,000	5.5	23.6	156.3	249.7	587.6	1,868.9	224.4	NA	1,558
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Chester, IL	Count	0	NA	0	17	25	40	3	0
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	218.6	321.5	514.5	38.6	0.0	527
	Illinois	Per 100,000	6.0	30.2	177.6	283.4	603.0	1,927.3	206.6	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683

Hate Crime Index

Chester, IL	16.71
Illinois	14.22
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Chester, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Chester, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Illinois	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Chester, IL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	11.8	11.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	118
	Illinois	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Chester, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Illinois	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Chester, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Illinois	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Chester, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Illinois	Per 100,000	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Chester, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Illinois	Per 100,000	1.5	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Chester, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Illinois	Per 100,000	1.5	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Chester, IL	1.08
Illinois	3.42
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Chester, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Chester, IL	Count	12	9	3
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	142.6	106.9	35.6	1.25
	Illinois	Per 100,000	463.4	327.9	135.5	3.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Chester, IL	Count	10	7	3
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	118.4	82.9	35.5	1.01
	Illinois	Per 100,000	344.7	223.0	121.7	2.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Chester, IL	Count	11	8	3
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	128.3	93.3	35.0	1.11
	Illinois	Per 100,000	393.3	275.7	117.7	3.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Chester, IL	Count	11	8	3
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	127.7	92.9	34.8	1.10
	Illinois	Per 100,000	389.4	278.0	111.4	3.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Chester, IL	Count	11	8	3
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	143.3	104.2	39.1	1.24
	Illinois	Per 100,000	391.0	278.0	113.0	3.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Chester, IL	Count	11	8	3
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	141.5	102.9	38.6	1.22
	Illinois	Per 100,000	401.0	285.9	115.1	3.43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Chester, IL	Count	12	9	3
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	155.3	116.5	38.8	1.36
	Illinois	Per 100,000	409.1	289.9	119.2	3.50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Chester, IL	Count	12	9	3
	Chester, IL	Per 100,000	154.5	115.9	38.6	1.35
	Illinois	Per 100,000	417.8	291.1	126.7	3.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Chester, IL	Count	13	10	3
2005	Chester, IL	Count	10	10	0