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The Kent crime rate is much higher than the Washington average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #181

Kent, WA	2,889.41
Washington	1,855.30
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.

Kent, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Kent, WA	Count	3	65	160	132	1,019	4,243	981	19
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	2.4	51.7	127.1	104.9	809.8	3,371.8	779.6	15.1	2,228
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.5	30.7	79.9	164.7	783.0	2,489.1	434.0	NA	1,706
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Kent, WA	Count	2	58	160	99	1,061	3,669	870	26
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	1.6	46.6	128.7	79.6	853.2	2,950.3	699.6	20.9	2,045
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	25.8	83.5	166.4	837.0	2,465.9	407.4	NA	1,694
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Kent, WA	Count	2	68	194	279	1,239	3,365	864	15
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	1.6	55.7	158.9	228.5	1,014.7	2,755.9	707.6	12.3	2,321
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	31.8	83.3	177.5	880.5	2,395.3	382.8	NA	1,737
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Kent, WA	Count	1	60	210	306	1,223	2,977	789	18
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	1.1	63.9	223.7	326.0	1,303.0	3,171.7	840.6	19.2	2,863
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.4	33.5	82.5	176.1	827.7	2,383.3	363.6	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Kent, WA	Count	2	67	157	275	1,018	2,665	781	23
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	2.3	78.1	183.1	320.6	1,186.9	3,107.2	910.6	26.8	2,848
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	38.1	88.2	185.3	820.3	2,503.7	382.6	NA	1,769
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Kent, WA	Count	1	82	180	244	828	2,381	611	15
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	1.2	97.2	213.4	289.2	981.5	2,822.3	724.3	17.8	2,672
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	38.1	100.5	189.7	792.2	2,519.4	355.3	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Kent, WA	Count	2	84	171	286	1,112	2,702	835	23
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	2.4	98.9	201.3	336.6	1,308.8	3,180.1	982.7	27.1	3,110
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.9	40.1	96.9	191.2	801.3	2,524.6	432.6	NA	1,829
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Kent, WA	Count	4	64	174	283	1,075	2,790	1,008	29
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	4.8	76.3	207.3	337.2	1,280.8	3,324.2	1,201.0	34.6	3,175
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	40.6	93.6	196.2	814.8	2,634.4	581.6	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Kent, WA	Count	2	83	224	254	1,223	3,466	1,563	39
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	2.4	99.8	269.2	305.3	1,469.8	4,165.6	1,878.5	46.9	3,962
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	42.9	100.1	199.8	911.6	2,850.7	717.6	NA	2,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Kent, WA	Count	3	57	165	254	1,187	3,492	1,474	42
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	3.6	68.9	199.4	307.0	1,434.7	4,220.7	1,781.6	50.8	3,671
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.3	44.7	92.1	205.8	959.7	3,149.5	783.9	NA	2,275
	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

Kent, WA	24.38
Washington	34.56
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.

Kent, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Kent, WA	Count	16	10	1	5	0	0
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	12.7	7.9	0.8	4.0	0.0	0.0	127
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.2	2.5	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	42
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2012	Kent, WA	Count	3	1	1	0	1	0
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	2.5	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.8	0.0	24
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Kent, WA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	10
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Kent, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.5	1.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Kent, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.8	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Kent, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.7	1.9	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Kent, WA	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	3.6	2.4	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	35
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Kent, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Kent, WA	1.48
Washington	1.87
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.

Kent, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Kent, WA	Count	186	136	50
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	147.8	108.1	39.7	1.28
	Washington	Per 100,000	207.0	146.5	60.5	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Kent, WA	Count	182	138	44
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	146.4	111.0	35.4	1.29
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	148.7	61.4	1.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Kent, WA	Count	181	130	51
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	148.2	106.5	41.8	1.27
	Washington	Per 100,000	206.6	147.2	59.4	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Kent, WA	Count	186	131	55
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	198.2	139.6	58.6	1.69
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	150.7	59.4	1.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Kent, WA	Count	182	131	51
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	212.2	152.7	59.5	1.82
	Washington	Per 100,000	217.0	155.1	61.9	1.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Kent, WA	Count	179	127	52
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	212.2	150.5	61.6	1.81
	Washington	Per 100,000	223.7	159.5	64.3	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Kent, WA	Count	185	130	55
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	217.7	153.0	64.7	1.85
	Washington	Per 100,000	229.1	162.2	66.9	1.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Kent, WA	Count	176	126	50
	Kent, WA	Per 100,000	209.7	150.1	59.6	1.80
	Washington	Per 100,000	226.6	160.5	66.1	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Kent, WA	Count	173	125	48
2005	Kent, WA	Count	169	116	53