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Chesterton, IN Crime and Crime Rate

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The Chesterton crime rate is lower than the Indiana average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #40

Chesterton, IN	832.63
Indiana	1,598.73
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.

Chesterton, IN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	Chesterton, IN	Count	0	1	2	11	40	159	15	3
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	7.6	15.1	83.3	302.9	1,204.2	113.6	22.7	654
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.7	25.5	100.9	214.6	728.3	2,092.0	209.0	NA	1,556
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Chesterton, IN	Count	0	2	1	10	53	168	12	1
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	15.2	7.6	76.1	403.5	1,279.0	91.4	7.6	731
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.8	27.0	107.1	193.0	775.7	2,158.8	227.3	NA	1,601
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Chesterton, IN	Count	0	3	3	8	46	226	9	2
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	22.8	22.8	60.9	350.1	1,719.9	68.5	15.2	849
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.5	27.2	95.9	186.9	726.7	2,113.4	202.3	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Chesterton, IN	Count	0	0	1	8	45	184	6	0
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	7.7	61.7	347.0	1,418.9	46.3	0.0	625
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.8	25.5	114.5	188.4	761.5	2,138.7	216.1	NA	1,584
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Chesterton, IN	Count	0	2	5	4	60	284	8	2
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	15.6	39.0	31.2	467.7	2,213.6	62.4	15.6	987
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.1	27.0	118.1	183.5	762.8	2,299.2	273.7	NA	1,666
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Chesterton, IN	Count	0	1	1	5	75	231	18	2
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	7.8	7.8	39.2	588.4	1,812.3	141.2	15.7	909
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.6	27.5	124.1	176.4	739.4	2,349.0	308.2	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Chesterton, IN	Count	0	1	0	0	71	229	21	2
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	8.3	0.0	0.0	586.2	1,890.7	173.4	16.5	895
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.8	29.1	114.7	165.2	731.3	2,424.8	346.3	NA	1,715
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Chesterton, IN	Count	0	0	5	7	66	228	26	3
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	43.0	60.2	567.3	1,959.8	223.5	25.8	1,011
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.7	29.6	108.6	179.9	697.6	2,412.0	346.7	NA	1,701
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Chesterton, IN		-0.50
Indiana		16.56
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.

Chesterton, IN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Chesterton, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Chesterton, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Chesterton, IN	1.51
Indiana	2.28
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.

Chesterton, IN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Chesterton, IN	Count	10	5	5
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	74.8	37.4	37.4	0.56
	Indiana	Per 100,000	256.1	188.2	67.9	2.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Chesterton, IN	Count	26	22	4
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	196.4	166.2	30.2	1.81
	Indiana	Per 100,000	270.9	197.2	73.8	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Chesterton, IN	Count	27	22	5
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	204.5	166.6	37.9	1.86
	Indiana	Per 100,000	267.2	195.5	71.7	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Chesterton, IN	Count	26	22	4
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	197.9	167.5	30.5	1.83
	Indiana	Per 100,000	259.0	173.9	85.2	2.16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Chesterton, IN	Count	26	22	4
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	197.9	167.4	30.4	1.83
	Indiana	Per 100,000	266.2	180.6	85.6	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Chesterton, IN	Count	27	21	6
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	208.2	161.9	46.3	1.85
	Indiana	Per 100,000	281.1	187.3	93.8	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2007	Chesterton, IN	Count	26	21	5
	Chesterton, IN	Per 100,000	204.0	164.8	39.2	1.84
	Indiana	Per 100,000	271.1	179.6	91.5	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Chesterton, IN	Count	24	19	5
2005	Chesterton, IN	Count	26	21	5