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Fairmont, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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The Fairmont crime rate is about the same as the West Virginia average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #102

Fairmont, WV	1,201.25
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.

Fairmont, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Fairmont, WV	Count	0	7	9	15	99	161	11	5
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	37.2	47.8	79.6	525.6	854.8	58.4	26.5	844
	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
2010	Fairmont, WV	Count	0	7	10	31	111	NA	17	6
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	36.2	51.7	160.4	574.2	NA	87.9	31.0	752
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	2	21	14	28	181	332	24	9
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	10.5	110.5	73.7	147.4	952.8	1,747.6	126.3	47.4	1,947
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	0	0	9	43	120	258	25	12
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	47.2	225.4	629.1	1,352.6	131.1	62.9	1,018
	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
2006	Fairmont, WV	Count	1	6	10	34	111	255	34	8
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	5.2	31.5	52.4	178.3	582.2	1,337.5	178.3	42.0	1,210
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	0	12	19	23	127	316	37	13
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	63.1	100.0	121.0	668.1	1,662.5	194.7	68.4	1,437
	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

Fairmont, WV	69.89
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.

Fairmont, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Fairmont, WV	Count	2	1	0	0	0	1
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	10.6	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	106
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	10.7	5.3	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	106
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	5.3	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	53
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	2	1	0	0	0	1
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	10.7	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	106
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	10.3	10.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	103
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	5.3	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	52
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fairmont, 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	Fairmont, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fairmont, 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	Fairmont, WV	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	10.5	10.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	104
	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

Fairmont, WV	1.81
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.

Fairmont, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Fairmont, WV	Count	40	35	5
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	213.4	186.8	26.7	2.00
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	40	35	5
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	213.2	186.5	26.6	2.00
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	40	34	6
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	213.6	181.5	32.0	1.98
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	41	35	6
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	212.1	181.0	31.0	1.97
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	41	35	6
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	215.8	184.2	31.6	2.00
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	40	34	6
	Fairmont, WV	Per 100,000	209.1	177.8	31.4	1.93
	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	Fairmont, WV	Count	40	34	6
2005	Fairmont, WV	Count	40	34	6