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

Crime Index, #214

Prospect Heights, IL	521.21
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.

Prospect Heights, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Prospect Heights, IL	Count	0	0	3	18	23	121	13	1
	Prospect Heights, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	18.2	109.5	139.9	735.9	79.1	6.1	431
	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	Prospect Heights, IL	Count	0	6	5	16	35	98	8	0
	Prospect Heights, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	36.6	30.5	97.6	213.4	597.6	48.8	0.0	607
	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	Prospect Heights, IL	Count	0	3	2	9	42	89	11	0
	Prospect Heights, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	18.4	12.2	55.1	257.1	544.8	67.3	0.0	464
	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	Prospect Heights, IL	Count	1	2	3	14	44	118	11	1
	Prospect Heights, IL	Per 100,000	6.1	12.3	18.4	85.9	269.9	723.7	67.5	6.1	617
	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	Prospect Heights, IL	Count	0	3	2	3	48	104	11	2
	Prospect Heights, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	19.1	12.7	19.1	306.0	662.9	70.1	12.7	488
	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

Prospect 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.

Prospect Heights, IL Hate Crime by Year

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

Prospect Heights, IL	1.33
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.

Prospect Heights, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Prospect Heights, IL	Count	26	23	3
	Prospect Heights, IL	Per 100,000	158.1	139.9	18.2	1.49
	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
2012	Prospect Heights, IL	Count	24	21	3
	Prospect Heights, IL	Per 100,000	146.9	128.6	18.4	1.38
	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
2010	Prospect Heights, IL	Count	17	15	2
	Prospect Heights, IL	Per 100,000	108.4	95.6	12.7	1.02
	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	Prospect Heights, IL	Count	28	26	2
	Prospect Heights, IL	Per 100,000	175.7	163.1	12.5	1.69
	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	Prospect Heights, IL	Count	29	26	3
	Prospect Heights, IL	Per 100,000	180.9	162.2	18.7	1.72
	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	Prospect Heights, IL	Count	29	26	3
	Prospect Heights, IL	Per 100,000	179.8	161.2	18.6	1.70
	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	Prospect Heights, IL	Count	29	26	3
2005	Prospect Heights, IL	Count	29	26	3