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

Crime Index, #446

Evanston, IL	1,197.68
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.

Evanston, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Evanston, IL	Count	1	3	54	93	334	1,500	66	5
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	1.3	4.0	71.2	122.7	440.5	1,978.4	87.1	6.6	1,028
	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	Evanston, IL	Count	1	10	63	115	361	1,474	67	12
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	1.3	13.2	83.2	151.9	476.8	1,946.9	88.5	15.9	1,133
	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	Evanston, IL	Count	3	4	79	142	421	1,570	63	17
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	4.0	5.3	105.6	189.8	562.7	2,098.4	84.2	22.7	1,284
	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
2011	Evanston, IL	Count	3	4	76	95	403	1,669	54	18
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	4.0	5.4	101.7	127.2	539.4	2,234.0	72.3	24.1	1,232
	Illinois	Per 100,000	5.6	28.8	157.4	237.5	604.1	1,861.1	223.5	NA	1,581
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Evanston, IL	Count	6	8	73	126	429	1,606	66	14
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	7.8	10.3	94.3	162.8	554.1	2,074.5	85.3	18.1	1,311
	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

Hate Crime Index

Evanston, IL	37.00
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.

Evanston, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Evanston, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Evanston, 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	Evanston, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Evanston, 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	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Evanston, IL	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	13
	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
2010	Evanston, IL	Count	5	0	5	0	0	0
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	6.5	0.0	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	64
	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	Evanston, IL	Count	6	4	2	0	0	0
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	7.7	5.1	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	76
	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	Evanston, IL	Count	3	1	2	0	0	0
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	3.9	1.3	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	39
	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
2007	Evanston, IL	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	4.0	2.6	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	39
	Illinois	Per 100,000	3.4	1.9	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Evanston, IL	Count	5	2	3	0	0	0
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	6.6	2.6	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	66
	Illinois	Per 100,000	3.0	1.7	0.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Evanston, IL	2.39
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.

Evanston, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Evanston, IL	Count	227	162	65
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	299.4	213.7	85.7	2.57
	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	Evanston, IL	Count	224	165	59
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	295.9	217.9	77.9	2.57
	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	Evanston, IL	Count	223	163	60
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	298.0	217.9	80.2	2.58
	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	Evanston, IL	Count	224	164	60
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	299.8	219.5	80.3	2.60
	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	Evanston, IL	Count	216	163	53
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	279.0	210.5	68.5	2.45
	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	Evanston, IL	Count	218	165	53
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	279.1	211.3	67.9	2.45
	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	Evanston, IL	Count	209	156	53
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	274.5	204.9	69.6	2.40
	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	Evanston, IL	Count	217	162	55
	Evanston, IL	Per 100,000	286.5	213.9	72.6	2.50
	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	Evanston, IL	Count	214	158	56
2005	Evanston, IL	Count	202	152	50