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The Mount Vernon crime rate is much higher than the Illinois average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #588

Mount Vernon, IL	3,777.37
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.

Mount Vernon, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	0	20	21	151	194	735	19	8
	Mount Vernon, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	131.3	137.9	991.3	1,273.6	4,825.4	124.7	52.5	3,763
	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	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	0	20	37	160	240	691	13	3
	Mount Vernon, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	131.6	243.4	1,052.4	1,578.6	4,545.2	85.5	19.7	4,045
	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	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	0	19	26	145	218	661	17	9
	Mount Vernon, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	124.6	170.6	951.3	1,430.2	4,336.4	111.5	59.0	3,688
	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	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	0	11	18	162	311	603	6	10
	Mount Vernon, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	71.8	117.5	1,057.2	2,029.6	3,935.3	39.2	65.3	3,614
	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

Mount Vernon, IL		-0.25
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.

Mount Vernon, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mount Vernon, 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	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mount Vernon, 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	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mount Vernon, 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
2010	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mount Vernon, 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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Mount Vernon, IL	2.98
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.

Mount Vernon, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	52	41	11
	Mount Vernon, IL	Per 100,000	341.4	269.2	72.2	3.05
	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	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	53	39	14
	Mount Vernon, IL	Per 100,000	348.6	256.5	92.1	3.03
	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	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	55	41	14
	Mount Vernon, IL	Per 100,000	360.8	269.0	91.8	3.15
	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	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	56	44	12
	Mount Vernon, IL	Per 100,000	365.5	287.2	78.3	3.26
	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	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	54	42	12
	Mount Vernon, IL	Per 100,000	337.5	262.5	75.0	3.00
	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
2008	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	58	45	13
	Mount Vernon, IL	Per 100,000	355.5	275.8	79.7	3.16
	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	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	59	46	13
	Mount Vernon, IL	Per 100,000	359.4	280.2	79.2	3.20
	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	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	59	46	13
2005	Mount Vernon, IL	Count	58	46	12