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

Crime Index, #227

Covington, KY	3,107.27
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.

Covington, KY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Covington, KY	Count	2	35	97	73	427	1,138	115	10
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	4.9	85.2	236.2	177.7	1,039.6	2,770.7	280.0	24.3	2,385
	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	Covington, KY	Count	2	36	131	72	592	1,095	158	22
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	4.9	88.3	321.3	176.6	1,452.2	2,686.1	387.6	54.0	2,768
	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
2011	Covington, KY	Count	1	36	147	122	723	1,472	203	16
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	2.4	88.0	359.2	298.1	1,766.8	3,597.2	496.1	39.1	3,346
	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	Covington, KY	Count	1	39	186	95	695	1,454	181	12
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	2.3	90.6	432.0	220.7	1,614.3	3,377.2	420.4	27.9	3,219
	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	Covington, KY	Count	1	39	180	134	624	1,464	179	31
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	2.3	90.2	416.5	310.1	1,443.9	3,387.7	414.2	71.7	3,200
	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	Covington, KY	Count	1	44	215	197	678	1,561	211	NA
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	2.3	102.3	499.8	457.9	1,576.1	3,628.7	490.5	NA	3,694
	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	Covington, KY	Count	1	44	191	149	659	1,357	NA	0
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	2.3	103.1	447.5	349.1	1,544.0	3,179.3	NA	0.0	3,138
	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

Hate Crime Index

Covington, KY	155.44
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.

Covington, KY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Covington, KY	Count	6	3	0	1	2	0
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	14.6	7.3	0.0	2.4	4.9	0.0	146
	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	Covington, KY	Count	9	3	0	3	3	0
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	22.1	7.4	0.0	7.4	7.4	0.0	220
	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	Covington, KY	Count	6	3	0	1	2	0
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	14.7	7.3	0.0	2.4	4.9	0.0	146
	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	Covington, KY	Count	7	3	1	2	1	0
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	17.1	7.3	2.4	4.9	2.4	0.0	171
	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	Covington, KY	Count	12	5	3	4	0	0
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	27.9	11.6	7.0	9.3	0.0	0.0	278
	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	Covington, KY	Count	9	4	1	1	3	0
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	20.8	9.3	2.3	2.3	6.9	0.0	208
	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	Covington, KY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23
	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	Covington, KY	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	9.4	7.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	93
	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	Covington, KY	Count	5	2	0	3	0	0
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	11.6	4.6	0.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	115
	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

Covington, KY	2.68
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.

Covington, KY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Covington, KY	Count	115	107	8
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	280.0	260.5	19.5	2.70
	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	Covington, KY	Count	120	105	15
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	294.4	257.6	36.8	2.76
	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	Covington, KY	Count	110	103	7
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	268.9	251.7	17.1	2.60
	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	Covington, KY	Count	132	108	24
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	322.6	263.9	58.6	2.93
	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	Covington, KY	Count	141	116	25
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	327.5	269.4	58.1	2.98
	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	Covington, KY	Count	138	110	28
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	319.3	254.5	64.8	2.87
	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	Covington, KY	Count	133	111	22
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	309.2	258.0	51.1	2.84
	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	Covington, KY	Count	130	105	25
	Covington, KY	Per 100,000	304.6	246.0	58.6	2.75
	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	Covington, KY	Count	129	106	23
2005	Covington, KY	Count	129	115	14