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The Rockford crime rate is much higher than the Illinois average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #587

Rockford, IL	3,777.22
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.

Rockford, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Rockford, IL	Count	17	131	412	1,287	1,708	4,313	380	82
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	11.4	87.6	275.4	860.4	1,141.8	2,883.3	254.0	54.8	3,303
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	19	145	394	1,507	2,001	4,666	372	107
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	12.6	96.5	262.3	1,003.3	1,332.1	3,106.3	247.7	71.2	3,639
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	9	124	499	1,451	2,224	5,003	381	72
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	5.9	81.4	327.7	952.8	1,460.3	3,285.1	250.2	47.3	3,619
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	21	112	566	1,407	1,890	4,746	486	69
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	13.7	73.0	369.1	917.6	1,232.6	3,095.3	317.0	45.0	3,593
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	21	110	495	1,646	2,375	4,992	438	89
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	13.4	70.4	316.9	1,053.9	1,520.7	3,196.3	280.4	57.0	3,786
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	21	112	596	1,332	2,459	5,697	450	39
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	13.3	70.9	377.4	843.3	1,556.9	3,607.0	284.9	24.7	3,787
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	20	125	582	1,482	2,867	6,262	733	58
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	12.7	79.5	370.1	942.4	1,823.1	3,981.9	466.1	36.9	4,228
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	21	113	633	1,342	2,681	5,983	660	84
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	13.5	72.6	406.5	861.8	1,721.8	3,842.3	423.9	53.9	4,073
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	19	132	555	1,135	2,986	7,476	778	25
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	12.4	85.9	361.0	738.3	1,942.3	4,862.8	506.1	16.3	4,335
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	19	NA	537	764	2,371	6,758	977	NA
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	12.4	NA	350.9	499.2	1,549.2	4,415.6	638.4	NA	3,409
	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

Rockford, IL	46.78
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.

Rockford, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Rockford, IL	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	6
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	4	2	1	1	0	0
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	2.7	1.3	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	26
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	6	5	0	0	1	0
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	3.9	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	39
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	6	5	0	1	0	0
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	3.9	3.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	39
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	6
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	11	8	1	2	0	0
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	7.0	5.1	0.6	1.3	0.0	0.0	69
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	5	3	0	1	0	1
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	3.2	1.9	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.6	31
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	17	7	1	5	4	0
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	10.9	4.5	0.6	3.2	2.6	0.0	109
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	15	6	4	2	3	0
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	9.8	3.9	2.6	1.3	2.0	0.0	97
	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

Rockford, IL	1.79
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.

Rockford, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Rockford, IL	Count	314	280	34
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	209.9	187.2	22.7	1.99
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	301	271	30
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	197.6	177.9	19.7	1.88
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	294	264	30
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	191.7	172.2	19.6	1.82
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	307	277	30
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	196.6	177.4	19.2	1.87
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	315	284	31
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	199.4	179.8	19.6	1.90
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	335	302	33
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	213.0	192.0	21.0	2.03
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	335	304	31
	Rockford, IL	Per 100,000	215.1	195.2	19.9	2.05
	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	Rockford, IL	Count	336	304	32
2005	Rockford, IL	Count	332	301	31