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crime
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...
in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
.
State statistics
In 2008, there were 446,135 crimes reported in Illinois, including 790 murders.
Policing
In 2008, Illinois had 877 state and local law enforcement agencies. Those agencies employed a total of 52,838 staff. Of the total staff, 41,277 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers).
Police ratio
In 2008, Illinois had 321 police officers per 100,000 residents.
Capital punishment laws
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...
is not applied in Illinois. It was abolished in the 1970s then reintroduced and then cancelled again in 2011.
See also
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Law of Illinois
The law of Illinois consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, and regulatory law, as well as case law and local law. The '' Illinois Compiled Statutes'' (ILCS) form the general statutory law.
Sources
The Constitution of ...
References
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