Kids Count Data Center

Definitions: Violent offenses include murder, criminal sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault/battery. 
Non-violent offenses include burglary, theft, reckless driving, and drug offenses.

Data Source: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Footnotes: Number of arrests in 1,000s

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.