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

Crime Index, #433

Melrose Park, IL	1,119.38
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.

Melrose Park, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Melrose Park, IL	Count	0	3	8	16	48	303	35	2
	Melrose Park, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	11.7	31.3	62.6	187.9	1,186.3	137.0	7.8	628
	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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	1	8	13	21	81	291	79	3
	Melrose Park, IL	Per 100,000	3.9	31.3	50.9	82.2	316.9	1,138.5	309.1	11.7	972
	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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	2	9	18	29	93	327	80	1
	Melrose Park, IL	Per 100,000	7.8	35.2	70.5	113.6	364.2	1,280.5	313.3	3.9	1,172
	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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	1	10	16	26	98	384	77	5
	Melrose Park, IL	Per 100,000	3.9	39.2	62.8	102.0	384.5	1,506.7	302.1	19.6	1,172
	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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	0	10	15	32	93	439	96	2
	Melrose Park, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	46.7	70.1	149.5	434.5	2,050.9	448.5	9.3	1,443
	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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	1	NA	20	21	111	492	88	3
	Melrose Park, IL	Per 100,000	4.6	NA	92.1	96.7	511.2	2,266.0	405.3	13.8	1,329
	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

Melrose Park, IL		-0.17
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.

Melrose Park, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Melrose Park, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Melrose Park, 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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Melrose Park, 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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Melrose Park, 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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Melrose Park, 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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Melrose Park, 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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Melrose Park, 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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Melrose Park, IL	3.25
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.

Melrose Park, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Melrose Park, IL	Count	85	74	11
	Melrose Park, IL	Per 100,000	332.6	289.5	43.0	3.11
	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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	84	74	10
	Melrose Park, IL	Per 100,000	328.9	289.8	39.2	3.09
	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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	79	70	9
	Melrose Park, IL	Per 100,000	310.0	274.6	35.3	2.92
	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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	80	71	9
	Melrose Park, IL	Per 100,000	373.7	331.7	42.0	3.53
	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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	81	71	10
	Melrose Park, IL	Per 100,000	373.1	327.0	46.1	3.50
	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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	85	75	10
	Melrose Park, IL	Per 100,000	388.4	342.7	45.7	3.66
	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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	102	73	29
	Melrose Park, IL	Per 100,000	461.0	330.0	131.1	3.95
	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	Melrose Park, IL	Count	86	71	15
2005	Melrose Park, IL	Count	89	73	16