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The Elgin crime rate is lower than the Illinois average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #427

Elgin, IL	1,094.79
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.

Elgin, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Elgin, IL	Count	3	46	65	107	299	1,614	84	15
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	2.7	41.6	58.8	96.7	270.4	1,459.4	76.0	13.6	972
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	3	56	63	114	351	1,462	89	14
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	2.7	50.7	57.0	103.2	317.8	1,323.6	80.6	12.7	1,014
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	2	67	76	112	357	1,546	79	12
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	1.8	61.4	69.6	102.6	327.1	1,416.3	72.4	11.0	1,096
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	5	78	82	122	555	1,425	88	6
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	4.6	71.9	75.6	112.4	511.5	1,313.2	81.1	5.5	1,279
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	4	86	99	166	425	1,653	108	7
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	3.7	79.8	91.9	154.1	394.5	1,534.4	100.2	6.5	1,378
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	3	NA	79	167	445	1,683	116	13
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	2.8	NA	73.4	155.1	413.2	1,562.9	107.7	12.1	959
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	2	NA	84	164	473	1,716	162	4
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	1.9	NA	79.6	155.4	448.2	1,626.0	153.5	3.8	1,011
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	2	NA	88	104	508	1,801	221	5
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	1.9	NA	85.5	101.0	493.4	1,749.2	214.6	4.9	1,050
	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

Hate Crime Index

Elgin, IL	5.00
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.

Elgin, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Elgin, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elgin, 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	Elgin, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elgin, 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	Elgin, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elgin, 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	Elgin, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elgin, 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
2009	Elgin, IL	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	1.9	0.9	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	18
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	9
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Elgin, 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.

Elgin, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Elgin, IL	Count	227	173	54
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	205.3	156.4	48.8	1.81
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	222	180	42
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	201.0	163.0	38.0	1.82
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	215	180	35
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	197.0	164.9	32.1	1.81
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	233	179	54
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	214.7	165.0	49.8	1.90
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	219	179	40
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	203.3	166.2	37.1	1.85
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	233	180	53
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	216.4	167.2	49.2	1.92
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	246	183	63
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	233.1	173.4	59.7	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	Elgin, IL	Count	259	189	70
	Elgin, IL	Per 100,000	251.6	183.6	68.0	2.18
	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	Elgin, IL	Count	236	182	54
2005	Elgin, IL	Count	244	177	67