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Chicago Crime Statistics

Year	Population	Violent Crime	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property Crime	Burglary	Theft	Car Theft	Arson
2006	N/A		201		7,269	8,571	61,814	11,191	39,322	11,301	363
2005	2,873,441		448		15,964	17,943	131,183	25,314	83,373	22,496	682


Local Chicago Crime News Injustice in Illinois (The Nation via Yahoo! News) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:40 GMT The Nation -- There's a very important editorial in The Nation this week that I hope everyone will take the time to read. It's about the wrongful conviction of Anthony McKinney, who's been in prison for thirty-one years for a murder he did not commit. I'm posting the relevant portions below. Read More >> Lawmakers to discuss improving safety at nursing homes (Chicago Tribune) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:31:45 GMT A high number of mentally ill felons in nursing homes have led to reports of violence State senators will hold a hearing Thursday in Chicago to examine ways to improve safety at nursing homes, where a high number of felons with mental illness has led to reports of assaults, rape and even murder. Read More >> Students who clear wrongly convicted targeted (CNN) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:10 GMT It was two-and-a-half days before Illinois Gov. George Ryan was to leave office in 2003. I sat in a crowded auditorium in Northwestern University's Law School in Chicago, where Ryan was expected to make a major announcement on capital punishment. Read More >> Woman reports sexual assault in Lincoln Park neighborhood (Chicago Tribune) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:01:56 GMT Chicago police this morning are investigating a report of a sexual assault in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. A 31-year old woman told police she was assaulted in an alley near Lincoln and Armitage avenues about 2:30 a.m., said Police Officer Amina Greer, a department spokeswoman. The woman is in good condition at Illinois Masonic Hospital, according to Greer. She said the woman told police she ... Read More >> Illinois man accused of abuse of corpse in Ohio (Chicago Tribune) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:57:47 GMT A man arrested in suburban Chicago is accused of gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence involving a skeleton found in southwest Ohio in 2007. Read More >> Woman pleads guilty to arson (Lake County News-Sun) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:57:58 GMT A Chicago woman is going to prison for throwing burning clothing into a Waukegan home.Arlicia Austin, 37, pleaded guilty to arson charges and is expected to serve three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after agreeing to a plea deal in Lake County court. Police had arrested and charged her with aggravated arson, residential arson, possession of explosives and arson. On Sept. 4, a ... Read More >> Senators outraged over Illinois nursing home safety (Chicago Tribune) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:17:16 GMT A top adviser to Gov. Pat Quinn outlined Thursday for the first time some of the steps Illinois must take to end the warehousing of mentally ill adults in nursing homes, including violent felons who have victimized elderly and disabled residents. And at the state Senate hearing in Chicago , legislators expressed outrage with the series of assaults, rapes and murders in nursing facilities, and ... Read More >> Chicago man linked to E.C. auto parts smuggling arrested (The Times of Northwest Indiana) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:40:04 GMT EAST CHICAGO \| A Chicago man suspected of chopping up stolen vehicles and shipping the parts to Mexico was arrested Wednesday night, police said. Read More >> Illinois man accused of abuse of corpse in Ohio (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:34:42 GMT Associated Press - November 5, 2009 4:24 PM ET LEBANON, Ohio (AP) - A man arrested in suburban Chicago is accused of gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence involving a skeleton... Read More >> Senators to meet in Chicago on nursing home safety (Chicago Tribune) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:01:56 GMT State senators will hold a hearing Thursday in Chicago to examine ways to improve safety at nursing homes, where a high number of felons with mental illness has led to reports of assaults, rape and even murder. Legislators will hear testimony from experts, government officials and the public in considering "what laws we can strengthen and what laws we can enforce better," as well as more ... Read More >>

Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2005

City	Total Law Enforcement	Total Officers	Total Civilians
Abingdon	3	3	0
Addison	103	66	37
Albany	1	1	0
Albers	1	1	0
Albion	3	3	0
Aledo	6	5	1
Algonquin	54	41	13
Alorton	4	3	1
Alsip	53	41	12
Altamont	5	5	0
Alton	89	65	24
Amboy	3	3	0
Anna	8	8	0
Annawan	1	1	0
Antioch	38	25	13
Arcola	6	5	1
Argenta	2	2	0
Arlington Heights	149	112	37
Arthur	5	5	0
Ashland	1	1	0
Assumption	1	1	0
Astoria	1	1	0
Athens	2	2	0
Atkinson	1	1	0
Atlanta	1	1	0
Atwood	3	3	0
Auburn	10	6	4
Augusta	1	1	0
Aurora	365	282	83
Aviston	1	1	0
Bannockburn	7	7	0
Barrington	42	34	8
Barrington Hills	26	18	8
Barry	1	1	0
Bartlett	69	51	18
Bartonville	15	10	5
Batavia	55	43	12
Beardstown	13	9	4
Beckemeyer	1	1	0
Bedford Park	43	37	6
Beecher	9	8	1
Belleville	98	80	18
Bellwood	51	38	13
Belvidere	40	37	3
Benld	4	4	0
Bensenville	42	34	8
Benton	9	8	1
Berkeley	20	16	4
Berwyn	116	92	24
Bethalto	23	16	7
Bloomingdale	64	48	16
Bloomington	140	120	20
Blue Island	58	39	19
Blue Mound	2	2	0
Bolingbrook	144	101	43
Bourbonnais	27	20	7
Bradley	38	30	8
Braidwood	22	15	7
Breese	6	6	0
Bridgeport	3	3	0
Bridgeview	46	43	3
Brighton	6	4	2
Broadview	41	34	7
Brookfield	38	31	7
Brooklyn	5	5	0
Buffalo Grove	84	70	14
Bull Valley	2	2	0
Bunker Hill	6	4	2
Burbank	71	52	19
Burnham	14	9	5
Burr Ridge	31	27	4
Byron	7	6	1
Cahokia	46	33	13
Cairo	14	9	5
Calumet City	112	81	31
Calumet Park	26	21	5
Cambridge	1	1	0
Camp Point	2	2	0
Canton	32	23	9
Carbondale	78	60	18
Carlinville	18	13	5
Carlyle	8	7	1
Carmi	10	9	1
Carol Stream	85	62	23
Carpentersville	78	64	14
Carrier Mills	2	2	0
Carrollton	6	6	0
Carterville	7	7	0
Carthage	4	4	0
Cary	33	29	4
Casey	8	7	1
Caseyville	14	10	4
Catlin	1	1	0
Central City	4	4	0
Centralia	34	25	9
Centreville	15	12	3
Chadwick	1	1	0
Champaign	160	128	32
Channahon	21	18	3
Charleston	36	33	3
Chatham	18	13	5
Chenoa	3	3	0
Cherry Valley	14	14	0
Chester	10	10	0
Chicago	14,442	13,267	1,175
Chicago Heights	108	79	29
Chicago Ridge	35	31	4
Chillicothe	14	10	4
Christopher	4	4	0
Cicero	164	144	20
Clarendon Hills	16	15	1
Clinton	14	13	1
Coal City	10	9	1
Coal Valley	7	6	1
Cobden	3	3	0
Colfax	1	1	0
Collinsville	53	38	15
Colona	12	10	2
Columbia	19	13	6
Cordova	2	2	0
Cortland	3	3	0
Coulterville	2	2	0
Country Club Hills	43	31	12
Countryside	35	28	7
Crest Hill	30	27	3
Crestwood	2	2	0
Crete	19	17	2
Creve Coeur	8	6	2
Crystal Lake	71	61	10
Cuba	2	2	0
Dallas City	1	1	0
Danvers	1	1	0
Danville	78	61	17
Darien	53	38	15
De Kalb	73	60	13
De Pue	2	2	0
De Soto	3	3	0
Decatur	191	161	30
Deerfield	54	39	15
Des Plaines	126	102	24
Divernon	2	2	0
Dixmoor	15	10	5
Dixon	29	26	3
Dolton	60	43	17
Downers Grove	114	80	34
Du Quoin	14	10	4
Dupo	6	6	0
Durand	1	1	0
Dwight	10	9	1
Earlville	2	2	0
East Alton	17	12	5
East Carondelet	1	1	0
East Dubuque	7	7	0
East Dundee	16	14	2
East Hazel Crest	12	10	2
East Moline	47	37	10
East Peoria	50	39	11
East St. Louis	91	59	32
Edwardsville	50	36	14
Effingham	34	21	13
El Paso	5	5	0
Elburn	10	9	1
Eldorado	10	7	3
Elgin	244	177	67
Elizabeth	1	1	0
Elk Grove Village	106	93	13
Elmhurst	91	69	22
Elmwood	1	1	0
Elmwood Park	41	35	6
Elwood	7	7	0
Energy	4	4	0
Erie	3	3	0
Eureka	6	6	0
Evanston	202	152	50
Evergreen Park	69	58	11
Fairbury	7	7	0
Fairfield	17	13	4
Fairmont City	9	7	2
Fairview	1	1	0
Fairview Heights	47	37	10
Farmer City	6	3	3
Farmington	5	5	0
Fisher	2	2	0
Flora	16	11	5
Flossmoor	23	18	5
Ford Heights	9	8	1
Forest Park	54	39	15
Forest View	11	8	3
Fox Lake	25	22	3
Fox River Grove	10	10	0
Frankfort	33	28	5
Franklin Park	68	49	19
Freeburg	10	9	1
Freeport	72	54	18
Fulton	8	7	1
Galena	12	9	3
Galesburg	78	50	28
Galva	4	4	0
Geneseo	21	14	7
Geneva	48	37	11
Genoa	10	10	0
Georgetown	4	4	0
Germantown	1	1	0
Gibson City	10	5	5
Gifford	1	1	0
Gilberts	9	8	1
Gillespie	10	7	3
Gilman	2	2	0
Girard	3	3	0
Glasford	1	1	0
Glen Carbon	25	18	7
Glen Ellyn	45	37	8
Glencoe	45	35	10
Glendale Heights	80	53	27
Glenview	106	78	28
Glenwood	25	21	4
Golf	4	4	0
Grafton	4	4	0
Granite City	61	50	11
Grant Park	4	4	0
Granville	2	2	0
Grayslake	46	32	14
Grayville	7	3	4
Greenfield	2	2	0
Greenup	4	4	0
Greenville	14	10	4
Gridley	1	1	0
Gurnee	86	57	29
Hamilton	4	4	0
Hampshire	10	10	0
Hampton	4	4	0
Hanover	1	1	0
Hanover Park	71	50	21
Harrisburg	15	14	1
Hartford	5	4	1
Harvard	21	15	6
Harvey	86	54	32
Harwood Heights	38	27	11
Havana	14	10	4
Hawthorn Woods	14	13	1
Hazel Crest	34	27	7
Hebron	5	5	0
Henry	3	3	0
Herrin	22	15	7
Herscher	2	2	0
Hickory Hills	37	29	8
Highland	28	20	8
Highland Park	81	59	22
Highwood	14	13	1
Hillsboro	8	8	0
Hillside	34	24	10
Hinckley	3	3	0
Hinsdale	37	28	9
Hodgkins	21	19	2
Hoffman Estates	114	97	17
Homer	1	1	0
Hometown	5	1	4
Homewood	47	35	12
Hoopeston	17	11	6
Hopedale	2	2	0
Hopkins Park	1	1	0
Huntley	28	24	4
Hutsonville	1	1	0
Indian Head Park	12	9	3
Irving	1	1	0
Island Lake	20	14	6
Itasca	35	27	8
Jacksonville	50	40	10
Jerome	8	8	0
Jerseyville	21	14	7
Johnsburg	10	9	1
Johnston City	5	5	0
Joliet	363	281	82
Jonesboro	3	3	0
Justice	33	28	5
Kankakee	85	69	16
Kenilworth	14	11	3
Kewanee	28	21	7
Kildeer	23	22	1
Kincaid	1	1	0
Kirkland	3	3	0
Knoxville	4	4	0
La Grange	38	29	9
La Grange Park	24	20	4
La Moille	1	1	0
La Salle	25	20	5
Lacon	3	3	0
Lake Bluff	22	16	6
Lake Forest	61	43	18
Lake in the Hills	55	41	14
Lake Villa	19	17	2
Lake Zurich	54	34	20
Lakemoor	8	8	0
Lakewood	9	8	1
Lanark	3	3	0
Lansing	81	63	18
Le Roy	6	6	0
Lebanon	10	10	0
Leland	1	1	0
Leland Grove	6	6	0
Lemont	34	32	2
Lewistown	3	3	0
Lexington	3	3	0
Libertyville	58	41	17
Lincoln	25	24	1
Lincolnshire	35	25	10
Lincolnwood	44	33	11
Lindenhurst	16	14	2
Lisle	54	41	13
Litchfield	24	16	8
Livingston	2	2	0
Lockport	42	35	7
Lombard	89	73	16
Loves Park	36	27	9
Lynwood	23	17	6
Lyons	34	27	7
Machesney Park	23	22	1
Mackinaw	2	2	0
Macomb	29	26	3
Madison	16	12	4
Mahomet	8	7	1
Manhattan	8	8	0
Manito	3	3	0
Manteno	16	15	1
Maple Park	1	1	0
Marengo	20	14	6
Marion	36	26	10
Marissa	5	5	0
Markham	40	30	10
Maroa	2	2	0
Marquette Heights	5	5	0
Marseilles	13	9	4
Marshall	12	11	1
Martinsville	2	2	0
Maryville	16	11	5
Mascoutah	14	13	1
Mason City	5	5	0
Matteson	46	36	10
Mattoon	55	42	13
Maywood	76	55	21
McCook	20	16	4
McCullom Lake	2	2	0
McHenry	66	49	17
McLean	1	1	0
McLeansboro	5	5	0
Melrose Park	89	73	16
Mendota	20	15	5
Meredosia	2	2	0
Metamora	4	4	0
Metropolis	20	16	4
Midlothian	30	24	6
Milan	16	12	4
Milledgeville	2	2	0
Millstadt	6	6	0
Minier	2	2	0
Minonk	2	2	0
Minooka	17	15	2
Mokena	33	30	3
Moline	109	83	26
Momence	8	8	0
Monee	12	11	1
Monmouth	26	17	9
Montgomery	29	21	8
Monticello	7	6	1
Morris	35	26	9
Morrison	6	6	0
Morton	29	22	7
Morton Grove	60	46	14
Mound City	1	1	0
Mount Carmel	17	13	4
Mount Carroll	3	3	0
Mount Morris	5	4	1
Mount Olive	6	4	2
Mount Prospect	107	84	23
Mount Pulaski	3	3	0
Mount Sterling	9	4	5
Mount Vernon	58	46	12
Mount Zion	10	8	2
Moweaqua	2	2	0
Mundelein	67	47	20
Murphysboro	19	12	7
Naperville	285	179	106
Nashville	8	7	1
Nauvoo	2	2	0
Neoga	3	3	0
New Athens	5	5	0
New Baden	5	5	0
New Lenox	37	34	3
Newman	1	1	0
Newton	7	6	1
Niles	73	59	14
Nokomis	6	5	1
Normal	86	76	10
Norridge	55	39	16
North Aurora	27	25	2
North Chicago	71	54	17
North Pekin	3	3	0
North Riverside	35	26	9
Northbrook	88	61	27
Northfield	28	19	9
Northlake	46	33	13
Oak Brook	61	43	18
Oak Forest	53	40	13
Oak Lawn	150	100	50
Oak Park	139	124	15
Oakbrook Terrace	22	19	3
Oblong	2	2	0
O'Fallon	57	43	14
Oglesby	13	9	4
Okawville	3	3	0
Olney	19	13	6
Olympia Fields	20	19	1
Oregon	9	8	1
Orion	3	3	0
Orland Hills	15	14	1
Orland Park	124	92	32
Oswego	50	44	6
Ottawa	45	34	11
Palatine	134	107	27
Palestine	3	3	0
Palos Heights	27	26	1
Palos Hills	35	33	2
Palos Park	12	11	1
Pana	12	8	4
Paris	25	18	7
Park City	15	11	4
Park Forest	47	38	9
Park Ridge	73	59	14
Pawnee	10	6	4
Paxton	7	7	0
Pecatonica	3	3	0
Pekin	61	54	7
Peoria	279	239	40
Peoria Heights	15	11	4
Peotone	10	9	1
Peru	28	21	7
Petersburg	5	5	0
Phoenix	8	6	2
Pinckneyville	8	7	1
Piper City	1	1	0
Pittsfield	6	6	0
Plainfield	61	46	15
Plano	19	17	2
Polo	4	4	0
Pontiac	24	22	2
Pontoon Beach	18	13	5
Port Barrington	1	1	0
Port Byron	2	2	0
Posen	13	12	1
Potomac	1	1	0
Princeton	16	15	1
Prophetstown	4	3	1
Prospect Heights	29	26	3
Quincy	91	76	15
Rantoul	38	29	9
Raymond	1	1	0
Red Bud	6	6	0
Richmond	5	4	1
Richton Park	31	27	4
Ridge Farm	2	2	0
Ridgway	3	3	0
River Forest	34	31	3
River Grove	31	23	8
Riverdale	48	35	13
Riverside	25	19	6
Robbins	11	4	7
Robinson	14	13	1
Rochelle	27	20	7
Rochester	7	7	0
Rock Falls	26	19	7
Rock Island	108	80	28
Rockdale	5	4	1
Rockford	332	301	31
Rockton	14	13	1
Rolling Meadows	80	54	26
Romeoville	74	56	18
Roodhouse	4	4	0
Roscoe	15	13	2
Roselle	51	37	14
Rosemont	93	74	19
Rossville	2	2	0
Round Lake	25	20	5
Round Lake Beach	49	41	8
Round Lake Heights	5	5	0
Round Lake Park	14	12	2
Roxana	6	5	1
Royalton	2	2	0
Rushville	5	5	0
Salem	21	14	7
Sandwich	19	13	6
Sauget	15	15	0
Sauk Village	30	22	8
Savanna	8	8	0
Schaumburg	200	131	69
Schiller Park	38	32	6
Seneca	8	4	4
Sesser	6	5	1
Shawneetown	4	4	0
Shelbyville	8	7	1
Sheridan	3	3	0
Sherman	6	6	0
Shiloh	12	12	0
Shorewood	27	23	4
Silvis	21	14	7
Skokie	137	105	32
Sleepy Hollow	7	6	1
Smithton	5	5	0
Somonauk	4	4	0
South Barrington	18	15	3
South Beloit	15	13	2
South Chicago Heights	13	9	4
South Elgin	40	31	9
South Holland	51	40	11
South Jacksonville	6	5	1
South Pekin	2	2	0
South Roxana	5	5	0
Southern View	3	3	0
Sparta	17	12	5
Spring Grove	11	9	2
Spring Valley	14	11	3
Springfield	314	268	46
St. Anne	3	3	0
St. Charles	70	56	14
St. Francisville	1	1	0
Staunton	9	6	3
Steger	22	16	6
Sterling	40	27	13
Stickney	21	15	6
Stockton	3	3	0
Stone Park	24	18	6
Stonington	1	1	0
Streamwood	70	59	11
Streator	30	23	7
Sugar Grove	14	13	1
Sullivan	9	7	2
Summit	37	31	6
Sumner	2	2	0
Swansea	26	19	7
Sycamore	27	25	2
Taylorville	28	22	6
Thomasboro	1	1	0
Thomson	1	1	0
Thornton	10	8	2
Tilton	3	3	0
Tinley Park	102	73	29
Tolono	4	4	0
Tremont	3	3	0
Trenton	4	4	0
Troy	22	16	6
Tuscola	8	7	1
University Park	18	14	4
Urbana	65	51	14
Valmeyer	1	1	0
Vandalia	18	13	5
Venice	6	4	2
Vernon Hills	69	48	21
Vienna	3	3	0
Villa Grove	5	4	1
Villa Park	54	39	15
Virden	10	6	4
Virginia	1	1	0
Wamac	4	4	0
Warren	4	3	1
Warrensburg	3	3	0
Warrenville	35	28	7
Warsaw	4	3	1
Washburn	2	2	0
Washington	27	19	8
Washington Park	11	8	3
Waterloo	16	14	2
Waterman	2	2	0
Watseka	10	9	1
Wauconda	35	23	12
Waukegan	222	165	57
Wayne	5	5	0
West Chicago	60	46	14
West City	8	4	4
West Dundee	25	22	3
West Frankfort	19	11	8
West Salem	1	1	0
Westchester	50	35	15
Western Springs	27	21	6
Westmont	59	44	15
Westville	3	3	0
Wheaton	92	68	24
Wheeling	93	65	28
White Hall	7	4	3
Williamsfield	2	2	0
Williamsville	2	2	0
Willow Springs	19	14	5
Willowbrook	29	25	4
Wilmette	64	46	18
Wilmington	16	11	5
Winchester	4	4	0
Winfield	24	22	2
Winnebago	6	6	0
Winnetka	34	26	8
Winthrop Harbor	16	11	5
Witt	1	1	0
Wood Dale	49	33	16
Wood River	25	19	6
Woodhull	1	1	0
Woodridge	80	55	25
Woodstock	50	37	13
Worden	2	2	0
Worth	26	24	2
Yates City	1	1	0
Yorkville	26	23	3
Zeigler	4	4	0
Zion	61	47	14


Active Amber Alerts There are no active Amber Alerts for Illinois


Missing Persons for Chicago, IL Endangered Runaway: ALEXANDRIA BLACKBURN (IL) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:17:23 EST Endangered Runaway: KACEY HENDERSON (IL) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:18:51 EST Endangered Runaway: FORTUNATE RICE (IL) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:52:39 EST Endangered Runaway: MARISSA BENSON (IL) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:26:35 EDT Endangered Runaway: LASHAY SCATES (IL) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:37:27 EDT Endangered Runaway: DARRON ORR (IL) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:26:18 EDT Endangered Runaway: LENA JOHNSON (IL) Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:53:41 EDT Endangered Runaway: KENYATTA CHILDRESS (IL) Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:24:16 EDT Endangered Runaway: DOLTON WEBB (IL) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:49:35 EDT Endangered Runaway: JUSTIN HALL (IL) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:53:20 EDT Endangered Runaway: JULIAN MORRIS (IL) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:42:44 EDT Endangered Runaway: CIARA SHEETS (IL) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:53:53 EDT Endangered Runaway: JANYAH DEJAREAUX (IL) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:31:06 EDT Endangered Runaway: LARITA COLEMAN (IL) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:44:59 EDT Endangered Runaway: TEONNA SMITH (IL) Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:34:52 EDT Endangered Runaway: CRYSTAL MAYFIELD (IL) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:23:45 EDT Endangered Missing: YASMIN ACREE (IL) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:36:52 EDT Endangered Runaway: YURAIMA INIGUEZ (IL) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:58:00 EDT Endangered Runaway: LILA ORTEGA-CERVANTES (IL) Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:35:07 EDT Endangered Runaway: ARTHUR MCCLAIN III (IL) Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:05:37 EDT