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Kingwood, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #22

Kingwood, WV	44.52
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.

Kingwood, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Kingwood, WV	Count	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Kingwood, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	34
	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
2012	Kingwood, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kingwood, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.9	22.7	45.2	244.6	608.5	1,637.3	119.1	NA	1,257
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Kingwood, WV	Count	0	0	0	1	6	1	0	0
	Kingwood, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	34.0	203.9	34.0	0.0	0.0	144
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.3	20.9	49.0	241.6	603.2	1,549.2	121.5	NA	1,234
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2005	Kingwood, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kingwood, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Kingwood, WV		-0.20
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.

Kingwood, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Kingwood, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kingwood, 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
2012	Kingwood, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kingwood, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.2	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	Kingwood, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kingwood, 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	Kingwood, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kingwood, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Kingwood, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kingwood, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Kingwood, WV	0.78
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.

Kingwood, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Kingwood, WV	Count	2	2	0
	Kingwood, WV	Per 100,000	67.6	67.6	0.0	0.68
	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	Kingwood, WV	Count	2	2	0
	Kingwood, WV	Per 100,000	67.6	67.6	0.0	0.68
	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	Kingwood, WV	Count	2	2	0
	Kingwood, WV	Per 100,000	68.0	68.0	0.0	0.68
	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	Kingwood, WV	Count	3	3	0
	Kingwood, WV	Per 100,000	96.9	96.9	0.0	0.97
	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	Kingwood, WV	Count	3	3	0
	Kingwood, WV	Per 100,000	101.7	101.7	0.0	1.02
	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	Kingwood, WV	Count	5	5	0
	Kingwood, WV	Per 100,000	169.1	169.1	0.0	1.69
	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	Kingwood, WV	Count	4	4	0
2005	Kingwood, WV	Count	3	3	0