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Waukegan, IL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Waukegan crime rate is higher than the Illinois average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #523

Waukegan, IL	1,692.75
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.

Waukegan, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Waukegan, IL	Count	6	27	151	206	654	1,837	85	22
	Waukegan, IL	Per 100,000	6.8	30.4	170.1	232.1	736.9	2,069.9	95.8	24.8	1,676
	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	Waukegan, IL	Count	3	31	172	199	681	1,766	62	14
	Waukegan, IL	Per 100,000	3.4	34.9	193.8	224.2	767.2	1,989.6	69.8	15.8	1,657
	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	Waukegan, IL	Count	2	47	160	211	625	1,999	64	27
	Waukegan, IL	Per 100,000	2.2	52.5	178.8	235.8	698.6	2,234.3	71.5	30.2	1,745
	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

Hate Crime Index

Waukegan, 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.

Waukegan, IL Hate Crime by Year

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

Waukegan, IL	1.76
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.

Waukegan, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Waukegan, IL	Count	185	146	39
	Waukegan, IL	Per 100,000	208.5	164.5	43.9	1.86
	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	Waukegan, IL	Count	183	143	40
	Waukegan, IL	Per 100,000	204.5	159.8	44.7	1.82
	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	Waukegan, IL	Count	174	133	41
	Waukegan, IL	Per 100,000	194.7	148.9	45.9	1.72
	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	Waukegan, IL	Count	192	148	44
	Waukegan, IL	Per 100,000	213.6	164.6	48.9	1.89
	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	Waukegan, IL	Count	199	147	52
	Waukegan, IL	Per 100,000	218.5	161.4	57.1	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	Waukegan, IL	Count	212	157	55
	Waukegan, IL	Per 100,000	231.7	171.6	60.1	2.02
	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	Waukegan, IL	Count	221	164	57
	Waukegan, IL	Per 100,000	238.6	177.1	61.5	2.08
	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	Waukegan, IL	Count	219	161	58
2005	Waukegan, IL	Count	222	165	57