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

Crime Index, #586

Springfield, IL	3,502.47
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.

Springfield, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Springfield, IL	Count	4	97	258	889	1,110	4,300	125	55
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	3.4	82.8	220.3	759.0	947.6	3,671.0	106.7	47.0	3,002
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	4	71	287	829	1,300	4,439	166	44
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	3.4	60.5	244.6	706.4	1,107.8	3,782.7	141.5	37.5	2,999
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	10	76	260	792	1,670	5,033	242	41
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	8.5	64.9	222.0	676.2	1,425.8	4,296.9	206.6	35.0	3,354
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	8	103	258	909	1,883	5,076	217	69
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	6.9	88.3	221.3	779.6	1,614.9	4,353.3	186.1	59.2	3,648
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	7	104	338	1,003	2,167	5,160	240	57
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	6.0	88.6	287.9	854.5	1,846.1	4,395.9	204.5	48.6	3,946
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	12	NA	268	1,076	1,711	5,206	264	43
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	10.2	NA	227.2	912.1	1,450.3	4,412.9	223.8	36.4	3,348
	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
2007	Springfield, IL	Count	8	NA	329	1,502	1,543	5,481	365	59
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	6.8	NA	280.8	1,281.7	1,316.7	4,677.2	311.5	50.3	3,791
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	6	NA	356	1,329	1,953	5,373	421	58
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	5.2	NA	306.1	1,142.8	1,679.4	4,620.3	362.0	49.9	3,858
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	5	NA	258	1,306	1,719	5,288	338	51
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	4.3	NA	224.0	1,133.8	1,492.4	4,590.8	293.4	44.3	3,578
	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

Springfield, IL	65.89
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.

Springfield, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Springfield, IL	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	5	5	0	0	0	0
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	4.3	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	42
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	8	7	0	0	1	0
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	6.8	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0	68
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	6	6	0	0	0	0
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	51
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	5	2	0	1	2	0
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	4.3	1.7	0.0	0.9	1.7	0.0	42
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	11	7	1	2	1	0
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	9.3	5.9	0.8	1.7	0.8	0.0	93
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	17	12	0	1	4	0
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	14.5	10.2	0.0	0.9	3.4	0.0	145
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	13	10	0	3	0	0
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	11.2	8.6	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	111
	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

Springfield, IL	2.20
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.

Springfield, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Springfield, IL	Count	267	232	35
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	227.9	198.1	29.9	2.13
	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
2013	Springfield, IL	Count	278	239	39
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	236.9	203.7	33.2	2.20
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	287	249	38
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	245.0	212.6	32.4	2.29
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	279	240	39
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	239.3	205.8	33.4	2.23
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	293	251	42
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	249.6	213.8	35.8	2.32
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	317	268	49
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	268.7	227.2	41.5	2.48
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	318	269	49
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	270.0	228.4	41.6	2.49
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	314	267	47
	Springfield, IL	Per 100,000	268.0	227.8	40.1	2.48
	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	Springfield, IL	Count	314	271	43
2005	Springfield, IL	Count	314	268	46