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Murphysboro, IL Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #570

Murphysboro, IL	2,374.28
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.

Murphysboro, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	Murphysboro, IL	Count	0	1	6	41	74	382	0	6
	Murphysboro, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	12.5	75.1	512.9	925.7	4,778.6	0.0	75.1	2,349
	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	Murphysboro, IL	Count	0	1	11	29	106	353	0	1
	Murphysboro, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	12.5	137.6	362.8	1,326.0	4,415.8	0.0	12.5	2,399
	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

Murphysboro, IL		-0.50
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.

Murphysboro, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Murphysboro, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Murphysboro, 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	Murphysboro, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Murphysboro, 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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Murphysboro, IL	2.22
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.

Murphysboro, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Murphysboro, IL	Count	23	16	7
	Murphysboro, IL	Per 100,000	292.4	203.4	89.0	2.48
	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	Murphysboro, IL	Count	21	14	7
	Murphysboro, IL	Per 100,000	262.7	175.1	87.6	2.19
	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	Murphysboro, IL	Count	22	15	7
	Murphysboro, IL	Per 100,000	275.2	187.6	87.6	2.31
	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	Murphysboro, IL	Count	22	16	6
	Murphysboro, IL	Per 100,000	276.2	200.9	75.3	2.39
	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	Murphysboro, IL	Count	23	16	7
	Murphysboro, IL	Per 100,000	282.9	196.8	86.1	2.40
	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	Murphysboro, IL	Count	22	15	7
	Murphysboro, IL	Per 100,000	266.9	182.0	84.9	2.24
	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	Murphysboro, IL	Count	24	17	7
	Murphysboro, IL	Per 100,000	293.3	207.8	85.6	2.51
	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	Murphysboro, IL	Count	19	13	6
2005	Murphysboro, IL	Count	19	12	7