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Huntington, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #136

Huntington, WV	4,000.55
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.

Huntington, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2007	Huntington, WV	Count	3	47	181	136	1,268	2,061	297	27
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	6.2	96.6	371.9	279.4	2,605.4	4,234.7	610.2	55.5	4,082
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	0	45	180	124	1,208	2,321	305	9
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	91.4	365.5	251.8	2,453.2	4,713.5	619.4	18.3	3,973
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	11	36	164	114	1,071	2,296	310	28
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	22.0	72.1	328.4	228.3	2,144.9	4,598.3	620.8	56.1	3,947
	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

Huntington, WV	99.22
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.

Huntington, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Huntington, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Huntington, 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	Huntington, WV	Count	8	4	1	2	1	0
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	16.3	8.1	2.0	4.1	2.0	0.0	162
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	3	1	0	2	0	0
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	6.1	2.0	0.0	4.1	0.0	0.0	60
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Huntington, 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	Huntington, WV	Count	4	2	0	2	0	0
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	8.0	4.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	80
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	4.1	4.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	40
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	8	8	0	0	0	0
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	16.4	16.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	164
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	11	9	0	2	0	0
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	22.6	18.5	0.0	4.1	0.0	0.0	226
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	8	5	0	3	0	0
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	16.2	10.2	0.0	6.1	0.0	0.0	162
	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

Huntington, WV	1.94
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.

Huntington, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Huntington, WV	Count	110	102	8
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	223.7	207.4	16.3	2.16
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	110	102	8
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	223.3	207.1	16.2	2.15
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	112	103	9
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	227.6	209.3	18.3	2.18
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	113	106	7
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	227.4	213.3	14.1	2.20
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	105	98	7
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	214.7	200.4	14.3	2.08
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	94	88	6
	Huntington, WV	Per 100,000	193.1	180.8	12.3	1.87
	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	Huntington, WV	Count	92	86	6
2005	Huntington, WV	Count	93	87	6