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The Palos Heights crime rate is much lower than the Illinois average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #150

Palos Heights, IL	430.44
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.

Palos Heights, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Palos Heights, IL	Count	0	0	0	6	9	131	6	0
	Palos Heights, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	47.5	71.2	1,037.0	47.5	0.0	366
	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	Palos Heights, IL	Count	0	NA	2	4	17	134	6	1
	Palos Heights, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	15.9	31.7	134.8	1,062.6	47.6	7.9	413
	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	Palos Heights, IL	Count	0	2	1	3	9	113	2	0
	Palos Heights, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	15.9	8.0	23.9	71.6	898.8	15.9	0.0	384
	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	Palos Heights, IL	Count	0	0	2	1	16	191	3	0
	Palos Heights, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	15.9	8.0	127.5	1,521.5	23.9	0.0	488
	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	Palos Heights, IL	Count	0	0	3	0	9	210	1	1
	Palos Heights, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	24.3	0.0	72.8	1,697.8	8.1	8.1	502
	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

Palos Heights, IL		-0.25
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.

Palos Heights, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Palos Heights, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palos Heights, 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	Palos Heights, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palos Heights, 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	Palos Heights, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palos Heights, 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
2010	Palos Heights, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palos Heights, 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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Palos Heights, IL	2.07
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.

Palos Heights, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Palos Heights, IL	Count	30	27	3
	Palos Heights, IL	Per 100,000	238.6	214.7	23.9	2.27
	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	Palos Heights, IL	Count	30	27	3
	Palos Heights, IL	Per 100,000	239.0	215.1	23.9	2.27
	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	Palos Heights, IL	Count	29	26	3
	Palos Heights, IL	Per 100,000	234.5	210.2	24.3	2.22
	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	Palos Heights, IL	Count	30	27	3
	Palos Heights, IL	Per 100,000	238.0	214.2	23.8	2.26
	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	Palos Heights, IL	Count	29	27	2
	Palos Heights, IL	Per 100,000	229.4	213.5	15.8	2.21
	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	Palos Heights, IL	Count	29	27	2
	Palos Heights, IL	Per 100,000	227.5	211.8	15.7	2.20
	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	Palos Heights, IL	Count	27	26	1
2005	Palos Heights, IL	Count	27	26	1