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South Chicago Heights, IL Crime and Crime Rate

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The South Chicago Heights crime rate is lower than the Illinois average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #511

South Chicago Heights, IL	1,558.61
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.

South Chicago Heights, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	South Chicago Heights, IL	Count	0	NA	6	6	12	93	2	0
	South Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	144.2	144.2	288.3	2,234.5	48.1	0.0	1,087
	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	South Chicago Heights, IL	Count	1	0	4	5	19	135	8	1
	South Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	24.0	0.0	96.2	120.2	456.7	3,245.2	192.3	24.0	1,762
	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	South Chicago Heights, IL	Count	0	0	5	6	27	113	15	2
	South Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	120.5	144.5	650.4	2,722.2	361.4	48.2	1,514
	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	South Chicago Heights, IL	Count	0	0	8	12	22	117	10	0
	South Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	216.2	324.2	594.4	3,161.3	270.2	0.0	1,871
	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

South Chicago Heights, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2012	South Chicago Heights, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South Chicago Heights, 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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

South Chicago Heights, IL	2.20
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.

South Chicago Heights, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2011	South Chicago Heights, IL	Count	11	7	4
	South Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	265.0	168.6	96.4	2.17
	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	South Chicago Heights, IL	Count	11	7	4
	South Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	297.2	189.1	108.1	2.43
	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	South Chicago Heights, IL	Count	11	7	4
	South Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	292.6	186.2	106.4	2.39
	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	South Chicago Heights, IL	Count	11	7	4
	South Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	290.8	185.0	105.7	2.38
	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	South Chicago Heights, IL	Count	12	8	4
	South Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	314.0	209.3	104.7	2.62
	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	South Chicago Heights, IL	Count	12	8	4
2005	South Chicago Heights, IL	Count	13	9	4