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Chester, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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The Chester crime rate is lower than the West Virginia average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #69

Chester, WV	466.06
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.

Chester, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Chester, WV	Count	0	1	1	0	5	11	0	0
	Chester, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	39.3	39.3	0.0	196.7	432.7	0.0	0.0	462
	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
2005	Chester, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	7	28	2	1
	Chester, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	284.8	1,139.1	81.4	40.7	470
	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

Chester, WV	130.67
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.

Chester, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Chester, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Chester, WV	Per 100,000	39.3	39.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	393
	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
2007	Chester, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, 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	Chester, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, 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

Chester, WV	2.39
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.

Chester, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Chester, WV	Count	7	6	1
	Chester, WV	Per 100,000	275.3	235.9	39.3	2.56
	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	Chester, WV	Count	7	6	1
	Chester, WV	Per 100,000	271.8	233.0	38.8	2.52
	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	Chester, WV	Count	7	6	1
	Chester, WV	Per 100,000	270.5	231.8	38.6	2.51
	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	Chester, WV	Count	7	6	1
	Chester, WV	Per 100,000	301.1	258.1	43.0	2.80
	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	Chester, WV	Count	7	6	1
	Chester, WV	Per 100,000	303.7	260.3	43.4	2.82
	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	Chester, WV	Count	5	5	0
	Chester, WV	Per 100,000	210.9	210.9	0.0	2.11
	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	Chester, WV	Count	5	5	0
2005	Chester, WV	Count	5	5	0