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Crime Index, #28

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.

Illinois Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Illinois	Count	685	3,081	15,299	27,520	50,008	199,926	17,451	NA
	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	Illinois	Count	706	3,276	17,722	26,283	58,237	213,813	20,933	NA
	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	Illinois	Count	744	3,570	19,471	29,618	71,101	235,222	25,690	NA
	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	Illinois	Count	721	3,708	20,254	30,564	77,746	239,510	28,769	NA
	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	Illinois	Count	706	3,033	20,054	32,042	75,399	239,794	28,796	NA
	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	Illinois	Count	773	3,901	22,923	36,588	77,850	248,821	26,676	NA
	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
2008	Illinois	Count	790	4,118	24,054	38,818	78,968	266,815	32,572	NA
	Illinois	Per 100,000	6.1	31.9	186.4	300.9	612.1	2,068.1	252.5	NA	1,781
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Illinois	Count	752	4,103	23,100	40,573	75,524	267,911	33,887	NA
	Illinois	Per 100,000	5.9	31.9	179.7	315.7	587.6	2,084.5	263.7	NA	1,779
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Illinois	Count	780	4,078	23,782	40,858	77,259	272,578	37,641	NA
	Illinois	Per 100,000	6.1	31.8	185.3	318.4	602.1	2,124.2	293.3	NA	1,825
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Illinois	Count	766	4,297	23,187	42,142	77,462	276,301	39,385	NA
	Illinois	Per 100,000	6.0	33.7	181.7	330.2	606.9	2,164.8	308.6	NA	1,860
	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

Illinois	14.11
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.

Illinois Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Illinois	Count	109	57	14	26	12	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	Illinois	Count	105	61	7	29	8	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	Illinois	Count	84	48	6	19	11	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	Illinois	Count	69	36	6	17	9	1
	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	Illinois	Count	94	45	19	20	9	1
	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	Illinois	Count	129	76	20	22	11	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	Illinois	Count	120	66	18	23	12	1
	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	Illinois	Count	167	94	21	29	21	2
	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	Illinois	Count	156	90	25	29	12	0
	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

Illinois	3.32
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.

Illinois Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Illinois	Count	34,425	24,358	10,067
	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	Illinois	Count	14,563	9,420	5,143
	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	Illinois	Count	45,505	31,893	13,612
	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	Illinois	Count	46,335	33,080	13,255
	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	Illinois	Count	49,849	35,443	14,406
	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	Illinois	Count	50,833	36,237	14,596
	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	Illinois	Count	52,561	37,248	15,313
	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	Illinois	Count	53,537	37,302	16,235
	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	Illinois	Count	52,055	37,229	14,826
	Illinois	Per 100,000	406.9	291.0	115.9	3.49
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Illinois	Count	51,390	36,536	14,854
	Illinois	Per 100,000	404.0	287.2	116.8	3.46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94