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The Des Plaines crime rate is much lower than the Illinois average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #254

Des Plaines, IL	592.59
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.

Des Plaines, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Des Plaines, IL	Count	0	8	11	34	129	571	18	2
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	13.5	18.6	57.6	218.5	967.1	30.5	3.4	520
	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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	2	7	12	35	153	595	43	8
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	3.4	11.9	20.3	59.3	259.4	1,008.9	72.9	13.6	619
	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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	0	4	13	48	137	757	47	3
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	6.8	22.2	81.8	233.6	1,290.8	80.1	5.1	629
	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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	1	6	14	49	137	619	39	13
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	1.7	10.2	23.9	83.7	234.0	1,057.4	66.6	22.2	612
	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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	0	10	7	40	141	551	37	4
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	17.8	12.5	71.2	250.9	980.6	65.9	7.1	583
	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

Hate Crime Index

Des Plaines, IL	8.38
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.

Des Plaines, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Des Plaines, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Des Plaines, 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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Des Plaines, 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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	17
	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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Des Plaines, 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
2009	Des Plaines, IL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	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
2008	Des Plaines, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Illinois	Per 100,000	1.5	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2006	Des Plaines, IL	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	1.8	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	Illinois	Per 100,000	3.0	1.7	0.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Des Plaines, IL	1.70
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.

Des Plaines, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Des Plaines, IL	Count	114	94	20
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	193.1	159.2	33.9	1.76
	Illinois	Per 100,000	463.4	327.9	135.5	3.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Des Plaines, IL	Count	111	91	20
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	188.2	154.3	33.9	1.71
	Illinois	Per 100,000	344.7	223.0	121.7	2.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Des Plaines, IL	Count	107	88	19
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	182.5	150.1	32.4	1.66
	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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	111	91	20
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	189.6	155.4	34.2	1.73
	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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	110	90	20
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	195.8	160.2	35.6	1.78
	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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	124	100	24
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	217.3	175.3	42.1	1.96
	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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	128	103	25
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	224.6	180.7	43.9	2.03
	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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	125	101	24
	Des Plaines, IL	Per 100,000	219.1	177.0	42.1	1.98
	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	Des Plaines, IL	Count	130	102	28
2005	Des Plaines, IL	Count	126	102	24