It is located in Macon County, IL. It has a population of 72,153 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 393.19 per 10.000 people. There have been 2,837 arrests in 2017. The city has seen a downtick in arrest records since last year by 0.001%. The majority of crimes committed in Decatur are larceny/theft crimes - 1,571 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the murder and non negligent manslaughter - only 10 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 443 felony charges and 2,394 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2009-2017, the city of Decatur averaged 3,221 violent crimes. Of that total, 48 was for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, 9 was for revised rape, another 205 was for legacy rape, 1,015 was for robbery, and 2,511 was for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Macon county, Illinois with a total number of 170 employees - 12 female, 127 male officers and 31 civilians. Decatur PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is IL0580200, it belongs to the East North Central division in the Midwest region with a region code of Region II.