Written by Kathryn Begle
Each year the FBI issues Uniform Crime Reports, or UCRs about crime in the U.S. The links provided are the crime statistics divided by state and region:
ILLINOIS
2006: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/table_08_il.html
2007: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2007/data/table_08_il.html
2008: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_08_il.html
INDIANA
2006: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/table_08_in.html
2007: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2007/data/table_08_in.html
2008: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_08_in.html
KENTUCKY
2006: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/table_08_ky.html
2007: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2007/data/table_08_ky.html
2008: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_08_ky.html
Crime rates in the U.S. divided by region:
2006: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/offenses/standard_links/regional_estimates.html
2007: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2007/offenses/standard_links/regional_estimates.html
2008: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/offenses/standard_links/regional_estimates.html
2009 (preliminary annual UCR): http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/prelimsem2009/table_1.html