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Beckley, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #135

Beckley, WV	3,752.77
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.

Beckley, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Beckley, WV	Count	0	19	37	130	280	947	41	4
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	108.0	210.3	738.8	1,591.4	5,382.2	233.0	22.7	3,853
	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
2012	Beckley, WV	Count	6	21	55	107	335	1,221	32	6
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	33.9	118.8	311.2	605.4	1,895.3	6,908.1	181.0	33.9	4,942
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.9	22.7	45.2	244.6	608.5	1,637.3	119.1	NA	1,257
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Beckley, WV	Count	0	11	36	87	212	786	52	4
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	62.4	204.1	493.3	1,202.0	4,456.5	294.8	22.7	2,975
	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
2010	Beckley, WV	Count	1	12	38	137	335	1,093	44	10
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	5.9	70.6	223.7	806.4	1,971.7	6,433.2	259.0	58.9	4,310
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	19.1	44.7	247.5	580.5	1,531.7	127.4	NA	1,197
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Beckley, WV	Count	2	18	38	130	243	1,056	57	4
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	11.9	107.3	226.5	774.9	1,448.4	6,294.3	339.8	23.8	4,299
	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
2007	Beckley, WV	Count	1	0	29	121	202	961	72	13
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	6.0	0.0	172.9	721.4	1,204.2	5,729.1	429.2	77.5	3,323
	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	Beckley, WV	Count	0	4	40	123	167	947	72	7
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	23.6	236.0	725.6	985.2	5,586.7	424.8	41.3	3,301
	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	Beckley, WV	Count	0	2	20	98	163	1,023	76	4
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	11.8	117.6	576.2	958.4	6,014.8	446.8	23.5	3,019
	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

Beckley, WV	89.33
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.

Beckley, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Beckley, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	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	Beckley, WV	Count	4	3	0	1	0	0
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	22.7	17.1	0.0	5.7	0.0	0.0	227
	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	Beckley, WV	Count	4	2	0	1	0	1
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	22.6	11.3	0.0	5.7	0.0	5.7	226
	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	Beckley, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Beckley, WV	Count	2	0	0	1	1	0
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	11.8	0.0	0.0	5.9	5.9	0.0	117
	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	Beckley, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Beckley, 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	Beckley, WV	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	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	Beckley, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	6.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	59
	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	Beckley, WV	Count	2	0	0	1	1	0
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	11.8	0.0	0.0	5.9	5.9	0.0	117
	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

Beckley, WV	3.07
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.

Beckley, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Beckley, WV	Count	69	49	20
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	392.2	278.5	113.7	3.35
	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	Beckley, WV	Count	65	47	18
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	367.8	265.9	101.8	3.17
	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	Beckley, WV	Count	65	45	20
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	368.5	255.1	113.4	3.12
	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	Beckley, WV	Count	68	49	19
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	400.2	288.4	111.8	3.44
	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	Beckley, WV	Count	68	48	20
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	405.3	286.1	119.2	3.46
	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	Beckley, WV	Count	57	39	18
	Beckley, WV	Per 100,000	339.8	232.5	107.3	2.86
	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	Beckley, WV	Count	61	44	17
2005	Beckley, WV	Count	64	44	20