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

Crime Index, #569

Alton, IL	2,370.30
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.

Alton, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Alton, IL	Count	2	16	29	90	244	889	65	8
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	7.4	58.9	106.8	331.4	898.5	3,273.6	239.3	29.5	2,285
	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	Alton, IL	Count	0	9	34	65	309	912	51	3
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	33.0	124.6	238.3	1,132.8	3,343.5	187.0	11.0	2,087
	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	Alton, IL	Count	3	14	40	68	326	861	43	10
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	10.8	50.4	143.9	244.7	1,172.9	3,097.8	154.7	36.0	2,314
	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	Alton, IL	Count	4	20	36	91	350	987	52	11
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	14.3	71.6	128.8	325.6	1,252.3	3,531.4	186.1	39.4	2,695
	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	Alton, IL	Count	4	16	27	127	292	913	60	12
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	13.9	55.5	93.6	440.3	1,012.4	3,165.6	208.0	41.6	2,470
	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

Hate Crime Index

Alton, IL	8.50
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.

Alton, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Alton, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, 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	Alton, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, 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	Alton, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, 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
2011	Alton, IL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	3.6	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35
	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	Alton, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, 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	Alton, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Alton, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Alton, IL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	3.4	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	34
	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

Alton, IL	2.48
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.

Alton, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Alton, IL	Count	80	60	20
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	294.6	220.9	73.6	2.58
	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
2013	Alton, IL	Count	82	61	21
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	300.6	223.6	77.0	2.62
	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	Alton, IL	Count	89	62	27
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	320.2	223.1	97.1	2.72
	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	Alton, IL	Count	85	60	25
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	304.1	214.7	89.4	2.59
	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	Alton, IL	Count	86	61	25
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	298.2	211.5	86.7	2.55
	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	Alton, IL	Count	85	63	22
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	290.4	215.2	75.2	2.53
	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	Alton, IL	Count	88	65	23
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	300.5	222.0	78.5	2.61
	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	Alton, IL	Count	90	66	24
	Alton, IL	Per 100,000	309.3	226.8	82.5	2.68
	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	Alton, IL	Count	89	65	24
2005	Alton, IL	Count	89	65	24