USA.com / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago, IL / Crime and Crime Rate

Chicago, IL Crime and Crime Rate

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationCrime/Crime RateOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in IL

High / Low IL Cities by Males Employed

High / Low IL Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in IL

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in IL

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in IL

Most / Least Educated Cities in IL

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

Crime Index, #578

Chicago, IL	2,933.80
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.

Chicago, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Chicago, IL	Count	411	1,343	9,804	12,531	14,537	60,601	10,023	460
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	15.1	49.3	359.9	460.0	533.6	2,224.6	367.9	16.9	2,480
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	414	NA	11,815	NA	17,775	65,497	12,636	403
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	15.2	NA	434.3	NA	653.4	2,407.5	464.5	14.8	2,041
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	500	NA	13,476	12,272	22,748	72,717	17,001	NA
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	18.5	NA	497.6	453.1	839.9	2,684.9	627.7	NA	2,881
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	431	NA	13,975	12,408	26,420	72,373	19,446	NA
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	15.9	NA	516.9	458.9	977.2	2,676.8	719.2	NA	2,991
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	432	NA	14,213	13,757	26,203	74,764	19,078	NA
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	15.2	NA	501.6	485.5	924.7	2,638.4	673.3	NA	2,925
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	458	NA	15,877	15,727	26,494	78,444	15,469	610
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	16.1	NA	557.4	552.1	930.1	2,753.9	543.1	21.4	3,056
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	510	NA	16,653	17,032	26,041	86,043	18,969	637
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	18.0	NA	588.6	602.0	920.4	3,041.1	670.4	22.5	3,312
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	443	NA	15,425	17,424	24,752	82,942	18,604	700
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	15.7	NA	546.1	616.9	876.4	2,936.6	658.7	24.8	3,174
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	468	NA	15,863	17,445	24,153	83,737	21,828	712
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	16.4	NA	555.1	610.4	845.2	2,930.1	763.8	24.9	3,227
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	448	NA	15,964	17,943	25,314	83,373	22,496	682
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	15.6	NA	555.6	624.4	881.0	2,901.5	782.9	23.7	3,250
	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

Chicago, IL	9.89
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.

Chicago, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Chicago, IL	Count	50	22	6	17	5	0
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	1.8	0.8	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.0	18
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	45	22	2	18	3	0
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	1.7	0.8	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.0	16
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	14	3	1	8	2	0
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	5
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	10	3	2	4	1	0
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	17	6	7	4	0	0
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	27	9	6	8	4	0
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	0.9	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	9
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	31	13	7	7	4	0
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	1.1	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	37	15	8	12	1	1
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	33	13	2	15	3	0
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	1.2	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	11
	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

Chicago, IL	4.57
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.

Chicago, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Chicago, IL	Count	12,902	12,034	868
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	473.6	441.8	31.9	4.58
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	12,766	11,944	822
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	471.4	441.0	30.4	4.56
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	12,799	12,092	707
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	473.4	447.2	26.1	4.60
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	13,318	12,515	803
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	470.0	441.7	28.3	4.56
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	13,960	13,088	872
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	490.1	459.5	30.6	4.75
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	14,307	13,359	948
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	505.7	472.2	33.5	4.89
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	14,736	13,671	1,065
	Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	521.7	484.0	37.7	5.03
	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	Chicago, IL	Count	14,692	13,624	1,068
2005	Chicago, IL	Count	14,442	13,267	1,175