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Wheeling, IL Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #275

Wheeling, IL	639.44
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.

Wheeling, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Wheeling, IL	Count	0	8	14	24	99	389	10	3
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	21.0	36.8	63.0	259.9	1,021.1	26.3	7.9	622
	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	Wheeling, IL	Count	1	7	3	27	70	376	17	4
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	2.6	18.4	7.9	71.0	184.1	988.8	44.7	10.5	576
	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	Wheeling, IL	Count	0	2	8	21	102	425	13	6
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	5.3	21.1	55.5	269.6	1,123.4	34.4	15.9	547
	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	Wheeling, IL	Count	0	3	4	29	87	444	35	1
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	7.9	10.6	76.8	230.4	1,175.8	92.7	2.6	588
	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	Wheeling, IL	Count	1	9	8	44	99	512	26	1
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	2.8	25.4	22.5	123.9	278.9	1,442.3	73.2	2.8	864
	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

Wheeling, IL	11.29
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.

Wheeling, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Wheeling, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wheeling, 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	Wheeling, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wheeling, 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	Wheeling, IL	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	2.6	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	26
	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	Wheeling, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wheeling, 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	Wheeling, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wheeling, 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	Wheeling, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wheeling, 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
2006	Wheeling, IL	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	5.4	0.0	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	54
	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

Wheeling, IL	1.92
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.

Wheeling, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Wheeling, IL	Count	95	61	34
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	249.4	160.1	89.3	2.05
	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	Wheeling, IL	Count	83	61	22
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	218.3	160.4	57.9	1.89
	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	Wheeling, IL	Count	84	62	22
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	222.0	163.9	58.2	1.93
	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	Wheeling, IL	Count	83	61	22
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	219.8	161.5	58.3	1.91
	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	Wheeling, IL	Count	86	62	24
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	242.3	174.6	67.6	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	Wheeling, IL	Count	91	65	26
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	252.5	180.4	72.1	2.16
	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	Wheeling, IL	Count	94	67	27
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	260.4	185.6	74.8	2.23
	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	Wheeling, IL	Count	92	64	28
	Wheeling, IL	Per 100,000	252.4	175.6	76.8	2.14
	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	Wheeling, IL	Count	89	62	27
2005	Wheeling, IL	Count	93	65	28