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The Charleston crime rate is much higher than the West Virginia average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #134

Charleston, WV	3,539.15
West Virginia	1,234.53
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Charleston, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Charleston, WV	Count	9	48	119	446	688	2,497	141	25
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	17.8	94.7	234.7	879.8	1,357.2	4,925.7	278.1	49.3	4,023
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.0	15.4	35.2	235.5	484.9	1,447.3	102.5	NA	1,081
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2011	Charleston, WV	Count	5	23	120	362	635	2,234	140	31
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	9.7	44.7	233.2	703.4	1,233.8	4,340.7	272.0	60.2	3,263
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.3	20.9	49.0	241.6	603.2	1,549.2	121.5	NA	1,234
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2009	Charleston, WV	Count	5	18	128	384	636	1,813	176	16
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	10.0	36.0	256.1	768.4	1,272.6	3,627.7	352.2	32.0	3,204
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	23.8	50.4	217.7	656.7	1,719.4	150.6	NA	1,315
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Charleston, WV	Count	3	21	125	443	608	2,177	212	34
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	6.0	41.9	249.3	883.7	1,212.8	4,342.5	422.9	67.8	3,464
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	20.0	49.0	201.5	609.9	1,782.2	176.6	NA	1,263
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Charleston, WV	Count	4	14	131	423	601	2,235	215	33
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	7.9	27.7	259.4	837.5	1,189.9	4,424.9	425.7	65.3	3,401
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.5	20.4	47.0	204.3	596.8	1,735.5	192.7	NA	1,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Charleston, WV	Count	2	19	112	375	729	2,603	227	14
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	3.9	37.1	218.7	732.1	1,423.2	5,081.9	443.2	27.3	3,509
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.1	21.4	46.9	207.3	634.1	1,771.8	215.6	NA	1,314
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Charleston, WV	Count	7	16	128	404	818	2,712	306	28
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	13.5	30.9	247.4	781.0	1,581.3	5,242.8	591.6	54.1	3,910
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.4	17.7	44.6	206.1	621.2	1,794.0	210.0	NA	1,292
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Charleston, WV	49.89
West Virginia	19.67
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Charleston, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Charleston, WV	Count	5	3	0	1	1	0
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	9.9	5.9	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	98
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Charleston, WV	Count	7	3	3	1	0	0
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	13.7	5.9	5.9	2.0	0.0	0.0	137
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.4	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Charleston, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.2	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Charleston, WV	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	1.9	0.0	0.0	1.9	0.0	0.0	19
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Charleston, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Charleston, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Charleston, WV	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	6.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	59
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	2.6	2.0	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Charleston, WV	Count	4	3	0	1	0	0
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	7.9	5.9	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	79
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	2.6	1.8	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Charleston, WV	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	3.9	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	2.0	1.3	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Charleston, WV	3.41
West Virginia	2.13
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Charleston, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Charleston, WV	Count	182	158	24
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	357.4	310.3	47.1	3.34
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	244.2	192.0	52.3	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Charleston, WV	Count	185	161	24
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	361.5	314.6	46.9	3.38
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	242.7	191.4	51.4	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Charleston, WV	Count	187	161	26
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	363.3	312.8	50.5	3.38
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	239.6	186.6	53.0	2.13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Charleston, WV	Count	201	175	26
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	395.5	344.3	51.2	3.70
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	239.8	188.6	51.2	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Charleston, WV	Count	202	179	23
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	404.2	358.2	46.0	3.81
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	246.3	192.0	54.3	2.19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2007	Charleston, WV	Count	208	180	28
	Charleston, WV	Per 100,000	411.8	356.4	55.4	3.84
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	234.1	183.4	50.7	2.09
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Charleston, WV	Count	211	183	28
2005	Charleston, WV	Count	204	177	27