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West Chicago, IL Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #276

West Chicago, IL	640.52
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.

West Chicago, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West Chicago, IL	Count	0	7	5	13	55	273	18	1
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	25.3	18.1	47.0	199.0	987.8	65.1	3.6	580
	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	West Chicago, IL	Count	2	8	7	16	57	303	28	3
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	7.2	28.9	25.3	57.8	206.1	1,095.5	101.2	10.8	777
	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	West Chicago, IL	Count	0	8	5	11	61	264	24	6
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	29.3	18.3	40.3	223.6	967.5	88.0	22.0	613
	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	West Chicago, IL	Count	0	7	1	15	48	272	25	6
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	25.8	3.7	55.2	176.7	1,001.2	92.0	22.1	575
	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	West Chicago, IL	Count	0	7	3	19	82	267	12	4
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	26.4	11.3	71.8	309.8	1,008.7	45.3	15.1	651
	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	West Chicago, IL	Count	1	NA	5	19	74	310	33	8
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	3.7	NA	18.7	71.0	276.6	1,158.6	123.3	29.9	646
	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

West Chicago, IL	11.83
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.

West Chicago, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Chicago, IL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	3.6	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	36
	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	West Chicago, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Chicago, 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	West Chicago, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Chicago, 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	West Chicago, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Chicago, 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	0.1	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	West Chicago, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Chicago, 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
2007	West Chicago, IL	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	3.7	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	36
	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

West Chicago, IL	1.83
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.

West Chicago, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	West Chicago, IL	Count	58	49	9
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	212.6	179.6	33.0	1.96
	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	West Chicago, IL	Count	53	47	6
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	195.1	173.0	22.1	1.84
	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	West Chicago, IL	Count	55	47	8
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	207.8	177.6	30.2	1.93
	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	West Chicago, IL	Count	64	48	16
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	239.2	179.4	59.8	2.09
	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	West Chicago, IL	Count	63	48	15
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	234.2	178.5	55.8	2.06
	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	West Chicago, IL	Count	65	48	17
	West Chicago, IL	Per 100,000	239.2	176.6	62.6	2.08
	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	West Chicago, IL	Count	65	48	17
2005	West Chicago, IL	Count	60	46	14