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Chicago Heights, IL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Chicago Heights crime rate is much higher than the Illinois average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #574

Chicago Heights, IL	2,730.95
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.

Chicago Heights, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	7	33	120	39	200	639	76	28
	Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	23.0	108.4	394.0	128.1	656.7	2,098.1	249.5	91.9	2,588
	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
2012	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	3	26	115	108	480	531	88	42
	Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	9.9	85.5	378.0	355.0	1,577.8	1,745.4	289.3	138.1	2,874
	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

Hate Crime Index

Chicago Heights, IL		-0.20
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.

Chicago Heights, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chicago Heights, 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	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chicago Heights, 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	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	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
2011	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	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	0.1	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
2009	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chicago Heights, 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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Chicago Heights, IL	2.88
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.

Chicago Heights, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2011	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	108	80	28
	Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	355.6	263.4	92.2	3.10
	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	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	106	77	29
	Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	354.9	257.8	97.1	3.06
	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	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	110	81	29
	Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	362.4	266.9	95.5	3.15
	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	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	103	74	29
	Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	336.8	242.0	94.8	2.89
	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	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	113	84	29
	Chicago Heights, IL	Per 100,000	366.7	272.6	94.1	3.20
	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	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	115	87	28
2005	Chicago Heights, IL	Count	108	79	29