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

Crime Index, #333

Ottawa, IL	767.77
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.

Ottawa, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Ottawa, IL	Count	0	1	2	12	52	427	8	3
	Ottawa, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	5.4	10.8	64.8	280.8	2,306.0	43.2	16.2	847
	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	Ottawa, IL	Count	0	NA	5	8	36	350	0	2
	Ottawa, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	27.0	43.2	194.5	1,891.2	0.0	10.8	654
	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	Ottawa, IL	Count	0	0	2	23	63	363	2	2
	Ottawa, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	10.7	122.9	336.8	1,940.3	10.7	10.7	798
	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	Ottawa, IL	Count	1	0	2	12	61	338	0	3
	Ottawa, IL	Per 100,000	5.3	0.0	10.6	63.7	324.1	1,795.6	0.0	15.9	771
	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

Hate Crime Index

Ottawa, 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.

Ottawa, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Ottawa, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ottawa, 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	Ottawa, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ottawa, 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	Ottawa, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ottawa, 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	Ottawa, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ottawa, 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	Ottawa, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ottawa, 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
2008	Ottawa, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ottawa, 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

Ottawa, IL	1.96
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.

Ottawa, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Ottawa, IL	Count	45	34	11
	Ottawa, IL	Per 100,000	240.5	181.7	58.8	2.11
	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	Ottawa, IL	Count	46	35	11
	Ottawa, IL	Per 100,000	244.4	185.9	58.4	2.15
	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	Ottawa, IL	Count	47	36	11
	Ottawa, IL	Per 100,000	244.8	187.5	57.3	2.16
	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	Ottawa, IL	Count	47	36	11
	Ottawa, IL	Per 100,000	240.9	184.5	56.4	2.13
	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	Ottawa, IL	Count	47	36	11
	Ottawa, IL	Per 100,000	244.2	187.1	57.2	2.16
	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	Ottawa, IL	Count	45	34	11
	Ottawa, IL	Per 100,000	234.9	177.4	57.4	2.06
	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	Ottawa, IL	Count	44	34	10
2005	Ottawa, IL	Count	45	34	11