Decatur, ILLINOIS historical crime data and statistics


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How safe & how much crime is there in Decatur, ILLINOIS? (population: 74857)
Crimes Absolute numbers of crimes Average percentage chance of being a victim in
One YearFive YearsTen YearsTwenty Years
Murders 40%0%0%0%
Robberies1360%1%2%4%
Aggr. Assault3080%2%4%8%
Burglary15146%27%47%71%
Theft14812%10%18%33%
Auto Theft1260%1%2%3%

Luciano: Spare the rod, spoil the museum - Peoria Journal Star

Luciano: Spare the rod, spoil the museum
Peoria Journal Star
If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, please just clam up and/or move to Decatur. Let this museum move forward. That's not Orwellian doublethink. Much of the loud museum boosterism is actually slow museum homicide. If you disdain questioning ...


Mon, 20 May 2013 22:00:50 GMT


State workers anxious as lawmakers debate pensions - WAND

State workers anxious as lawmakers debate pensions
WAND
Paul Morton is an office assistant for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. He calls some of the legislature's proposed changes legalized robbery. He says he won't be able to afford his health care costs upon retirement if his ...

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Sun, 19 May 2013 14:20:00 GMT
Fleeing Oregon Suspect Begs Cops To Save Him From Columbia River - Huffington Post

Fleeing Oregon Suspect Begs Cops To Save Him From Columbia River
Huffington Post
Deputies booked 20-year-old Zachary Lawrence Bartz on vehicle theft and other charges. ___. Information ... Evelyn Marie Fuller. Evelyn Marie Fuller, a toothless 49-year-old woman from Pennsylvania, was arraigned on two counts of bank robbery in ...


Thu, 16 May 2013 20:18:51 GMT
If the shoe fits - Illinois Times - Illinois Times

If the shoe fits - Illinois Times
Illinois Times
“Decatur – Penney's or something,” answered Harris, who now admits that he was in the house that night the Gees died but acted in self-defense in killing Dillen Constant, Ruth's 14-year-old son who the defense says killed his family, then tried to kill ...


Sun, 12 May 2013 22:05:22 GMT
Ketchup Bottle Assault: 3 Teenaged Girls Charged With Robbery, Hitting Boy ... - Huffington Post

Ketchup Bottle Assault: 3 Teenaged Girls Charged With Robbery, Hitting Boy ...
Huffington Post
A trio of teen girls in the Chicago suburb of Palatine have been charged with armed robbery after police say they assaulted a pre-teen boy with a glass ketchup bottle and made off with valuables. The 12-year-old victim told police one of the girls came ...

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Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:58:16 GMT
Already on probation, suspect faces new burglary charges - Herald & Review - Herald & Review

Already on probation, suspect faces new burglary charges - Herald & Review
Herald & Review
DECATUR — A 17-year-old male, who was recently placed on probation for residential burglary, was arrested on new charges after he was connected to burglaries in his eastside neighborhood. Michael A. Cunningham, who was living in a garage on the ...


Sat, 04 May 2013 08:38:10 GMT
Andrea Lawton, Housekeeper, Pleads Guilty In Pa. Benjamin Franklin Bust Theft - Huffington Post

Andrea Lawton, Housekeeper, Pleads Guilty In Pa. Benjamin Franklin Bust Theft
Huffington Post
A housekeeper has pleaded guilty in the theft of a Benjamin Franklin bust allegedly worth $3 million that was taken from a home in suburban Philadelphia. Andrea Lawton, 47, of ... Lawton pleaded guilty to state burglary charges Monday. She already ...


Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:56:35 GMT
Details released for ongoing murder investigation - WAND

Details released for ongoing murder investigation
WAND
Witty and his 14 year old sister were walking home from the Decatur Celebration, when Witty jumped in front of his sister during a robbery and was shot to death. No one has been arrested for the murder of Witty. Anyone with information should call ...

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Thu, 02 May 2013 16:48:29 GMT
Well-Groomed Man Wanted In Rogaine, Pill Thefts: Jefferson County Police - Huffington Post

Well-Groomed Man Wanted In Rogaine, Pill Thefts: Jefferson County Police
Huffington Post
Denver News, Video, Jefferson County Crime, Jefferson County Walgreens Theft, Colorado-Rogaine-Shoplifter, Rogaine, Denver News. GOLDEN, Colo. ... Evelyn Marie Fuller, a toothless 49-year-old woman from Pennsylvania, was arraigned on two counts of bank ...

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Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:25:31 GMT
Quadruplet siblings to graduate Ill. high school - 14 News WFIE Evansville

Quadruplet siblings to graduate Ill. high school
14 News WFIE Evansville
The two suspects from last Wednesday's armed robbery of the Dale Pharmacy, Jacob D. Beyers, 26, Mt. Vernon and Mallory A. Johnson, 27, Mt. Vernon, have been taken into custody in Knoxville, TN by the U.S.More >>. The couple, wanted for holding up a ...

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Mon, 06 May 2013 22:53:52 GMT




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Disclaimer: The information presented here are for the general population, assume the same rate of crime in the future, and an evenly distributed amount of crime throughout the city in question. They are not meant to accurately predict whether one person in particular will be a victim of crime. Percentages are based on the population of the city/town in question, except for burglaries, which are based on the number of households.