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

Crime Index, #554

Decatur, IL	2,078.03
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.

Decatur, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Decatur, IL	Count	1	10	93	251	644	1,519	62	24
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	1.3	13.4	125.0	337.5	865.9	2,042.4	83.4	32.3	1,599
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	5	9	84	253	793	1,512	64	20
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	6.6	12.0	111.7	336.5	1,054.7	2,010.9	85.1	26.6	1,738
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	6	26	106	214	921	1,445	82	30
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	7.9	34.2	139.2	281.1	1,209.8	1,898.0	107.7	39.4	1,914
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	10	14	124	333	1,140	1,581	114	29
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	13.1	18.3	162.4	436.1	1,493.1	2,070.7	149.3	38.0	2,309
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	4	20	136	308	1,514	1,481	126	27
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	5.3	26.7	181.7	411.5	2,022.5	1,978.4	168.3	36.1	2,490
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	3	NA	149	415	1,344	1,580	155	39
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	4.0	NA	197.0	548.6	1,776.6	2,088.5	204.9	51.6	2,419
	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

Hate Crime Index

Decatur, IL	28.78
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.

Decatur, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Decatur, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, 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	Decatur, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, 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	Decatur, IL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	4.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	40
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	26
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	3.9	2.6	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	39
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	9	6	1	2	0	0
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	11.8	7.9	1.3	2.6	0.0	0.0	117
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	12
	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

Decatur, IL	2.18
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.

Decatur, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Decatur, IL	Count	186	157	29
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	250.1	211.1	39.0	2.31
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	189	160	29
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	248.3	210.2	38.1	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	Decatur, IL	Count	186	158	28
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	243.6	206.9	36.7	2.25
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	188	157	31
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	251.1	209.7	41.4	2.30
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	195	162	33
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	257.8	214.1	43.6	2.36
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	199	166	33
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	261.7	218.3	43.4	2.40
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	195	162	33
	Decatur, IL	Per 100,000	255.3	212.1	43.2	2.34
	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	Decatur, IL	Count	191	162	29
2005	Decatur, IL	Count	191	161	30