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

Crime Index, #222

Bowling Green, KY	2,473.17
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.

Bowling Green, KY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Bowling Green, KY	Count	1	49	64	87	440	2,384	114	2
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	1.6	78.9	103.0	140.1	708.3	3,837.9	183.5	3.2	2,119
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	2	59	69	71	455	2,272	125	2
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	3.3	96.5	112.9	116.1	744.3	3,716.7	204.5	3.3	2,221
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	4	36	75	74	547	2,322	156	5
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	6.8	61.0	127.0	125.3	926.4	3,932.7	264.2	8.5	2,301
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	3	31	60	73	462	2,127	127	1
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	5.1	53.0	102.6	124.9	790.2	3,637.9	217.2	1.7	2,034
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	0	39	55	58	512	2,022	128	2
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	68.1	96.0	101.2	893.4	3,528.3	223.4	3.5	2,026
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	3	51	72	104	543	2,400	145	2
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	5.4	91.5	129.1	186.5	973.9	4,304.6	260.1	3.6	2,612
	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
2008	Bowling Green, KY	Count	0	47	90	199	569	2,313	116	1
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	85.7	164.0	362.7	1,037.1	4,215.8	211.4	1.8	2,715
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.6	33.0	93.8	164.8	675.5	1,728.8	179.6	NA	1,400
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Bowling Green, KY	Count	1	49	87	211	545	2,072	122	3
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	1.9	91.3	162.1	393.2	1,015.6	3,861.1	227.3	5.6	2,708
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.8	32.6	95.9	161.7	652.7	1,661.1	204.5	NA	1,384
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Bowling Green, KY	Count	5	59	103	202	559	2,033	143	1
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	9.5	112.0	195.5	383.4	1,061.1	3,859.1	271.4	1.9	3,010
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	3	47	88	190	584	2,282	154	1
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	5.8	91.0	170.4	368.0	1,131.0	4,419.6	298.3	1.9	2,986
	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

Bowling Green, KY	91.22
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.

Bowling Green, KY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Bowling Green, KY	Count	5	5	0	0	0	0
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	8.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	80
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	8	4	0	2	2	0
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	13.1	6.5	0.0	3.3	3.3	0.0	130
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	9	7	0	1	1	0
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	15.2	11.9	0.0	1.7	1.7	0.0	152
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	6	3	0	2	1	0
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	10.3	5.1	0.0	3.4	1.7	0.0	102
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	6	3	1	0	2	0
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	10.5	5.2	1.7	0.0	3.5	0.0	104
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	5	5	0	0	0	0
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	9.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	89
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	5.5	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	54
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	3	1	0	2	0	0
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	5.6	1.9	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	55
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	3	1	0	1	1	0
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	5.7	1.9	0.0	1.9	1.9	0.0	56
	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

Bowling Green, KY	2.07
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.

Bowling Green, KY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Bowling Green, KY	Count	151	111	40
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	243.1	178.7	64.4	2.11
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	152	113	39
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	248.7	184.9	63.8	2.17
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	151	112	39
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	255.7	189.7	66.1	2.23
	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
2010	Bowling Green, KY	Count	140	103	37
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	244.3	179.7	64.6	2.12
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	147	110	37
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	263.7	197.3	66.4	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	146	111	35
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	266.1	202.3	63.8	2.34
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	136	101	35
	Bowling Green, KY	Per 100,000	253.4	188.2	65.2	2.21
	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	Bowling Green, KY	Count	134	99	35
2005	Bowling Green, KY	Count	123	93	30