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Pontiac, IL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Pontiac crime rate is higher than the Illinois average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #519

Pontiac, IL	1,667.32
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.

Pontiac, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Pontiac, IL	Count	0	8	3	33	43	277	7	4
	Pontiac, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	68.8	25.8	283.6	369.6	2,380.7	60.2	34.4	1,478
	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	Pontiac, IL	Count	4	5	8	34	51	298	8	2
	Pontiac, IL	Per 100,000	33.9	42.4	67.8	288.1	432.1	2,525.0	67.8	16.9	1,992
	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
2011	Pontiac, IL	Count	0	5	4	40	60	328	4	3
	Pontiac, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	41.8	33.4	334.3	501.4	2,740.9	33.4	25.1	1,547
	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	Pontiac, IL	Count	0	6	2	45	57	300	3	0
	Pontiac, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	54.2	18.1	406.3	514.6	2,708.6	27.1	0.0	1,652
	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

Pontiac, IL	12.43
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.

Pontiac, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Pontiac, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pontiac, 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	Pontiac, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pontiac, 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	Pontiac, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pontiac, 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	Pontiac, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pontiac, 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	Pontiac, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pontiac, 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	Pontiac, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pontiac, 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	Pontiac, IL	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Pontiac, IL	Per 100,000	8.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.9	0.0	88
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Pontiac, IL	1.78
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.

Pontiac, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Pontiac, IL	Count	20	19	1
	Pontiac, IL	Per 100,000	171.9	163.3	8.6	1.68
	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
2012	Pontiac, IL	Count	20	19	1
	Pontiac, IL	Per 100,000	167.8	159.4	8.4	1.64
	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	Pontiac, IL	Count	20	19	1
	Pontiac, IL	Per 100,000	167.1	158.8	8.4	1.63
	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	Pontiac, IL	Count	24	22	2
	Pontiac, IL	Per 100,000	216.7	198.6	18.1	2.08
	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	Pontiac, IL	Count	24	22	2
	Pontiac, IL	Per 100,000	214.6	196.7	17.9	2.06
	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	Pontiac, IL	Count	26	24	2
	Pontiac, IL	Per 100,000	231.1	213.3	17.8	2.22
	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	Pontiac, IL	Count	25	23	2
	Pontiac, IL	Per 100,000	221.7	204.0	17.7	2.13
	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	Pontiac, IL	Count	24	22	2
2005	Pontiac, IL	Count	24	22	2