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Peru, IL Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #359

Peru, IL	837.78
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.

Peru, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Peru, IL	Count	0	3	0	3	14	194	2	2
	Peru, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	29.8	0.0	29.8	139.2	1,928.2	19.9	19.9	741
	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	Peru, IL	Count	0	5	1	7	26	156	1	1
	Peru, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	49.2	9.8	68.9	256.0	1,536.2	9.8	9.8	847
	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	Peru, IL	Count	0	0	4	6	20	200	9	0
	Peru, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	39.0	58.5	194.9	1,948.9	87.7	0.0	745
	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	Peru, IL	Count	0	2	0	6	21	231	2	3
	Peru, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	19.4	0.0	58.1	203.4	2,237.1	19.4	29.1	827
	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	Peru, IL	Count	0	4	0	6	31	224	4	0
	Peru, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	41.3	0.0	62.0	320.1	2,313.3	41.3	0.0	1,028
	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

Peru, IL		-0.20
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.

Peru, IL Hate Crime by Year

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

Peru, IL	2.73
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.

Peru, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Peru, IL	Count	32	25	7
	Peru, IL	Per 100,000	318.1	248.5	69.6	2.83
	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	Peru, IL	Count	31	25	6
	Peru, IL	Per 100,000	302.1	243.6	58.5	2.73
	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	Peru, IL	Count	32	25	7
	Peru, IL	Per 100,000	309.9	242.1	67.8	2.76
	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	Peru, IL	Count	32	25	7
	Peru, IL	Per 100,000	330.5	258.2	72.3	2.94
	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	Peru, IL	Count	33	26	7
	Peru, IL	Per 100,000	336.6	265.2	71.4	3.01
	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	Peru, IL	Count	33	26	7
	Peru, IL	Per 100,000	336.8	265.4	71.5	3.01
	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	Peru, IL	Count	31	24	7
	Peru, IL	Per 100,000	315.3	244.1	71.2	2.80
	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	Peru, IL	Count	28	21	7
2005	Peru, IL	Count	28	21	7