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The Ashland crime rate is much higher than the Kentucky average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #220

Ashland, KY	2,387.08
Kentucky	1,304.60
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.

Ashland, KY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Ashland, KY	Count	0	10	18	23	160	881	33	5
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	46.9	84.4	107.9	750.4	4,132.1	154.8	23.5	1,956
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.6	20.0	75.6	99.8	526.7	1,577.1	143.2	NA	1,097
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Ashland, KY	Count	0	8	14	19	171	832	36	2
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	37.3	65.3	88.7	797.9	3,882.0	168.0	9.3	1,827
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.8	25.6	73.9	95.5	596.4	1,629.3	137.2	NA	1,166
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Ashland, KY	Count	0	4	30	22	274	992	32	4
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	18.4	138.2	101.3	1,262.3	4,570.0	147.4	18.4	2,249
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.5	29.0	80.7	108.4	675.4	1,725.2	152.2	NA	1,287
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Ashland, KY	Count	0	8	36	26	344	920	45	6
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	36.6	164.9	119.1	1,575.5	4,213.6	206.1	27.5	2,495
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.5	33.5	84.5	116.7	745.0	1,811.1	152.7	NA	1,365
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Ashland, KY	Count	0	9	46	21	408	953	47	1
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	42.4	216.9	99.0	1,923.7	4,493.4	221.6	4.7	2,833
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.3	31.8	86.4	120.1	698.5	1,709.7	143.1	NA	1,322
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Ashland, KY	Count	0	16	35	30	424	921	44	4
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	75.2	164.5	141.0	1,992.9	4,328.8	206.8	18.8	2,947
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.1	35.0	84.1	135.4	688.5	1,683.3	140.9	NA	1,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2006	Ashland, KY	Count	1	16	20	32	243	885	57	11
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	4.6	73.8	92.3	147.6	1,121.0	4,082.5	262.9	50.7	2,439
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.0	30.8	86.2	142.0	644.8	1,679.9	219.8	NA	1,338
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Ashland, KY	Count	2	11	20	54	202	840	61	5
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	9.2	50.6	92.0	248.5	929.6	3,865.8	280.7	23.0	2,351
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.6	34.0	88.4	139.8	634.0	1,685.8	210.8	NA	1,355
	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

Ashland, KY	51.22
Kentucky	35.11
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.

Ashland, KY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Ashland, KY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	4.7	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	46
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.7	2.6	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Ashland, KY	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	14.0	14.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	139
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.9	2.6	0.1	0.7	0.3	0.2	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Ashland, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	5.3	3.4	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.2	53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Ashland, KY	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	13.7	9.2	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	137
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.3	2.7	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.0	43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Ashland, KY	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	9.4	4.7	0.0	0.0	4.7	0.0	94
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	5.4	3.8	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.1	54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Ashland, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.7	3.0	0.3	0.7	0.6	0.1	46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Ashland, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.7	1.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Ashland, KY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	4.7	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	46
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Ashland, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.7	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Ashland, KY	2.20
Kentucky	2.19
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.

Ashland, KY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Ashland, KY	Count	50	47	3
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	234.5	220.4	14.1	2.27
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	252.8	192.7	60.1	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Ashland, KY	Count	52	48	4
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	242.6	224.0	18.7	2.33
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	248.9	193.5	55.3	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Ashland, KY	Count	53	48	5
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	244.2	221.1	23.0	2.33
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	239.6	187.8	51.9	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Ashland, KY	Count	50	46	4
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	229.0	210.7	18.3	2.20
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	245.2	190.6	54.6	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Ashland, KY	Count	55	49	6
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	259.3	231.0	28.3	2.45
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	246.5	196.4	50.1	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Ashland, KY	Count	52	46	6
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	244.4	216.2	28.2	2.30
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	247.3	194.5	52.7	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Ashland, KY	Count	51	46	5
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	239.7	216.2	23.5	2.28
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	246.0	188.5	57.4	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Ashland, KY	Count	56	49	7
	Ashland, KY	Per 100,000	260.7	228.1	32.6	2.44
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	244.7	191.6	53.0	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Ashland, KY	Count	54	46	8
2005	Ashland, KY	Count	51	43	8