Crime Rate in Chicago

Crime rate in Chicago, Illinois (IL): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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Crime rates in Chicago by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Murders (per 100,000)	641 (22.9)	627 (21.7)	665 (23.0)	648 (22.4)	651 (22.6)	448 (15.6)	446 (15.6)	467 (16.4)	443 (15.6)	510 (18.0)	459 (16.1)	432 (15.2)	431 (15.9)
Rapes (per 100,000)	2,469 (88.2)	2,237 (77.2)	1,976 (68.2)	1,963 (67.8)	2,023 (70.1)	1,757 (61.2)	1,618 (56.5)	1,524 (53.6)	1,593 (56.2)	1,569 (55.3)	1,439 (50.4)	N/A	N/A
Robberies (per 100,000)	20,210 (722.0)	19,449 (671.6)	18,473 (637.9)	18,532 (639.9)	18,530 (642.0)	15,965 (556.4)	15,961 (557.6)	15,860 (558.0)	15,412 (544.0)	16,649 (587.0)	15,884 (556.7)	14,213 (501.6)	13,975 (516.9)
Assaults (per 100,000)	28,027 (1,001.3)	26,660 (920.6)	25,571 (883.0)	24,842 (857.8)	22,905 (793.6)	18,820 (656.0)	17,934 (626.6)	17,441 (613.6)	17,414 (614.6)	17,029 (600.4)	15,743 (551.8)	13,757 (485.5)	12,408 (458.9)
Burglaries (per 100,000)	30,122 (1,076.2)	28,401 (980.7)	26,026 (898.7)	25,552 (882.3)	25,614 (887.4)	24,542 (855.4)	25,298 (883.9)	24,125 (848.7)	24,719 (872.4)	26,031 (917.9)	26,520 (929.5)	26,203 (924.7)	26,420 (977.2)
Thefts (per 100,000)	112,454 (4,017.6)	105,728 (3,650.8)	98,544 (3,402.7)	96,380 (3,328.0)	97,484 (3,377.5)	94,651 (3,299.0)	83,235 (2,908.0)	83,518 (2,938.2)	82,418 (2,908.9)	85,999 (3,032.3)	78,679 (2,757.7)	74,764 (2,638.4)	72,373 (2,676.8)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)	36,075 (1,288.8)	35,570 (1,228.2)	27,571 (952.0)	25,245 (871.7)	25,096 (869.5)	22,788 (794.3)	22,491 (785.8)	21,823 (767.7)	18,567 (655.3)	18,969 (668.8)	15,476 (542.4)	19,078 (673.3)	19,446 (719.2)
Arson (per 100,000)	1,267 (45.3)	1,106 (38.2)	1,006 (34.7)	1,022 (35.3)	1,016 (35.2)	772 (26.9)	683 (23.9)	716 (25.2)	705 (24.9)	637 (22.5)	609 (21.3)	N/A	N/A
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 307.5)	900.2	829.3	767.4	750.4	742.3	654.0	629.5	623.5	611.1	635.1	586.8	N/A	N/A

City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

According to our research of Illinois and other state lists there were 2,722 registered sex offenders living in Chicago, Illinois as of May 26, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Chicago to the number of sex offenders is 1,047 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

See how dangerous Chicago, IL is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)

Chicago:	586.8
Stickney:	187.8
Cicero:	251.1
Berwyn:	214.7
Forest View:	300.0
Riverside:	129.6
Lyons:	144.8
North Riverside:	470.7
Burbank:	141.8

Violent crime rate in 2009

Chicago:	657.2
U.S. Average:	238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008

Chicago:	706.9
U.S. Average:	252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007

Chicago:	688.1
U.S. Average:	259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006

Chicago:	693.7
U.S. Average:	264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005

Chicago:	701.5
U.S. Average:	258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004

Chicago:	721.0
U.S. Average:	256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003

Chicago:	859.6
U.S. Average:	262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002

Chicago:	888.9
U.S. Average:	272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001

Chicago:	902.5
U.S. Average:	276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000

Chicago:	945.9
U.S. Average:	277.6

Violent crime rate in 1999

Chicago:	1,027.5
U.S. Average:	286.4

Property crime rate in 2011

Chicago:	451.1
U.S. Average:	273.7

Property crime rate in 2010

Chicago:	431.2
U.S. Average:	276.4

Property crime rate in 2009

Chicago:	418.1
U.S. Average:	285.6

Property crime rate in 2008

Chicago:	449.4
U.S. Average:	302.2

Property crime rate in 2007

Chicago:	431.6
U.S. Average:	309.2

Property crime rate in 2006

Chicago:	445.6
U.S. Average:	317.3

Property crime rate in 2005

Chicago:	454.1
U.S. Average:	322.3

Property crime rate in 2004

Chicago:	469.7
U.S. Average:	327.4

Property crime rate in 2003

Chicago:	492.0
U.S. Average:	334.1

Property crime rate in 2002

Chicago:	488.7
U.S. Average:	336.9

Property crime rate in 2001

Chicago:	508.4
U.S. Average:	337.2

Property crime rate in 2000

Chicago:	580.9
U.S. Average:	331.5

Property crime rate in 1999

Chicago:	628.9
U.S. Average:	345.0

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