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Bluefield, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #122

Bluefield, WV	1,751.07
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.

Bluefield, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Bluefield, WV	Count	2	5	6	62	50	151	18	2
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	19.1	47.7	57.3	591.8	477.3	1,441.4	171.8	19.1	1,889
	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
2013	Bluefield, WV	Count	0	13	8	35	73	197	19	5
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	123.6	76.1	332.8	694.1	1,873.2	180.7	47.5	1,973
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	24.6	35.1	226.7	521.7	1,478.9	103.3	NA	1,134
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2010	Bluefield, WV	Count	3	1	8	34	82	192	12	4
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	26.7	8.9	71.3	303.0	730.7	1,710.9	106.9	35.6	1,704
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	2	6	10	38	120	167	15	2
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	18.1	54.3	90.4	343.7	1,085.4	1,510.5	135.7	18.1	2,011
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	0	5	12	19	84	145	13	4
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	45.4	108.9	172.4	762.4	1,316.0	118.0	36.3	1,334
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	1	4	12	26	101	175	29	6
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	9.1	36.4	109.1	236.4	918.2	1,590.9	263.6	54.5	1,710
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	0	4	11	30	111	223	35	11
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	35.9	98.8	269.6	997.4	2,003.8	314.5	98.8	1,759
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	1	0	12	37	101	191	29	5
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	8.9	0.0	106.8	329.4	899.3	1,700.6	258.2	44.5	1,629
	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

Bluefield, WV		-0.11
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.

Bluefield, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Bluefield, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bluefield, 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	Bluefield, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bluefield, 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	Bluefield, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bluefield, 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	Bluefield, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bluefield, 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	Bluefield, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Bluefield, WV	2.05
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.

Bluefield, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Bluefield, WV	Count	24	19	5
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	228.2	180.7	47.5	2.04
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	24	19	5
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	229.0	181.3	47.7	2.05
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	29	22	7
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	277.2	210.3	66.9	2.44
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	28	20	8
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	249.5	178.2	71.3	2.14
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	28	21	7
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	253.3	189.9	63.3	2.22
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	31	22	9
	Bluefield, WV	Per 100,000	281.8	200.0	81.8	2.41
	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	Bluefield, WV	Count	31	22	9
2005	Bluefield, WV	Count	28	23	5