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The Galesburg crime rate is higher than the Illinois average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #541

Galesburg, IL	1,850.13
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.

Galesburg, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Galesburg, IL	Count	2	28	20	76	257	754	24	2
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	6.3	88.8	63.4	241.0	814.9	2,390.8	76.1	6.3	1,919
	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	Galesburg, IL	Count	2	25	11	87	227	891	22	1
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	6.3	79.1	34.8	275.3	718.3	2,819.4	69.6	3.2	1,917
	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	Galesburg, IL	Count	2	18	14	89	237	844	17	4
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	6.2	55.9	43.5	276.3	735.8	2,620.5	52.8	12.4	1,764
	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	Galesburg, IL	Count	2	16	18	82	222	947	29	5
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	6.2	49.5	55.7	253.9	687.5	2,932.6	89.8	15.5	1,801
	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

Hate Crime Index

Galesburg, IL	43.50
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.

Galesburg, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Galesburg, IL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	31
	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	Galesburg, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Galesburg, 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	Galesburg, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Galesburg, 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	Galesburg, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Galesburg, 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
2010	Galesburg, IL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	32
	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	Galesburg, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Galesburg, 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
2008	Galesburg, IL	Count	5	4	0	0	1	0
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	16.2	13.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	0.0	162
	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	Galesburg, IL	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	12.4	12.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	124
	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

Galesburg, IL	1.93
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.

Galesburg, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Galesburg, IL	Count	82	51	31
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	254.6	158.3	96.2	2.06
	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	Galesburg, IL	Count	76	52	24
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	235.4	161.0	74.3	1.98
	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	Galesburg, IL	Count	77	51	26
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	253.1	167.6	85.5	2.10
	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	Galesburg, IL	Count	82	53	29
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	265.3	171.5	93.8	2.18
	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	Galesburg, IL	Count	83	53	30
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	269.6	172.2	97.5	2.21
	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	Galesburg, IL	Count	78	49	29
	Galesburg, IL	Per 100,000	247.9	155.7	92.2	2.02
	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	Galesburg, IL	Count	77	50	27
2005	Galesburg, IL	Count	78	50	28