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In 2008, there were 446,135 crimes reported in the U.S. state of Illinois, including 790 murders. [1]
State statistics
| Crime in Illinois (2019) [2] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime | Property Crime | ||||||||
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Aggravated
assault |
Burglary | Larceny-theft | Motor
vehicle theft | |||
| Total | 51,561 | 832 | 6,078 | 12,464 | 32,187 | 233,984 | 34,433 | 180,776 | 18,775 |
| Rate per 100,000 inhabitants | 406.9 | 6.6 | 48.0 | 98.4 | 254.0 | 1,846.5 | 271.7 | 1,426.6 | 148.2 |
Policing
In 2019, Illinois had 846 state and local law enforcement agencies. Those agencies employed a total of 48,240 staff. Of the total staff, 38,539 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers). Illinois has 303 sworn officers per 100,000 residents. [3]
Capital punishment laws
Capital punishment is not applied in Illinois. It was abolished by Governor Pat Quinn on March 9, 2011. [4]
See also
References
- ^ "Illinois Crime Rates 1960 to 2019". disastercenter.com.
- ^ "Crime in the United States by State". FBI. 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2019" (PDF). Office of Justice Statistics. October 2022. p. 5. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Matt (March 9, 2011). "Illinois abolishes death penalty". CNN.
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