It is located in Randolph County, IL. It has a population of 8,559 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 43.23 per 10.000 people. There have been 37 arrests in 2017. The city has seen a downtick in arrest records since last year by 0.005%. The majority of crimes committed in Chester are larceny/theft crimes - 13 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the arson - only 0 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 13 felony charges and 24 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2009-2017, the city of Chester averaged 115 violent crimes. Of that total, 1 was for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, 2 was for revised rape, another 21 was for legacy rape, 6 was for robbery, and 102 was for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Randolph county, Illinois with a total number of 12 employees - 0 female, 9 male officers and 3 civilians. Chester PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is IL0790100, it belongs to the East North Central division in the Midwest region with a region code of Region II.