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The Lexington crime rate is much higher than the Tennessee average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #243

Lexington, TN	3,282.51
Tennessee	2,193.86
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.

Lexington, TN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Lexington, TN	Count	0	4	5	79	81	308	18	0
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	51.0	63.7	1,007.1	1,032.6	3,926.6	229.5	0.0	2,970
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.0	25.3	112.5	436.9	785.1	2,213.7	182.1	NA	1,845
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Lexington, TN	Count	0	4	6	106	69	341	17	1
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	51.6	77.4	1,366.9	889.7	4,397.2	219.2	12.9	3,395
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.0	31.5	126.5	479.6	870.2	2,300.1	201.0	NA	2,028
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Lexington, TN	Count	0	0	5	72	97	391	10	0
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	64.8	932.5	1,256.3	5,064.1	129.5	0.0	2,989
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.8	31.6	126.2	444.5	979.9	2,396.8	219.2	NA	2,078
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Lexington, TN	Count	1	5	4	82	82	336	17	6
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	12.7	63.5	50.8	1,041.1	1,041.1	4,266.1	215.8	76.2	3,324
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	5.6	33.7	131.8	442.2	1,012.2	2,411.9	233.8	NA	2,119
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Lexington, TN	Count	0	2	7	60	79	340	18	1
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	25.3	88.5	758.7	999.0	4,299.4	227.6	12.6	2,707
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	7.3	31.7	153.2	475.5	1,010.9	2,505.4	237.8	NA	2,224
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2007	Lexington, TN	Count	0	8	13	64	122	343	31	3
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	102.2	166.0	817.5	1,558.3	4,381.1	396.0	38.3	3,652
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.4	35.3	179.0	532.5	1,002.4	2,734.4	351.8	NA	2,435
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Lexington, TN	Count	0	8	4	54	117	441	34	3
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	103.0	51.5	695.4	1,506.8	5,679.3	437.9	38.6	3,682
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	6.8	35.5	184.3	533.7	1,040.9	2,713.2	374.1	NA	2,475
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Lexington, TN	Count	1	4	12	49	121	380	29	3
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	13.0	52.0	156.1	637.6	1,574.5	4,944.7	377.4	39.0	3,541
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	7.2	36.4	167.3	541.9	1,026.9	2,828.1	420.6	NA	2,514
	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

Lexington, TN	296.33
Tennessee	32.22
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.

Lexington, TN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lexington, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.0	1.3	0.2	0.3	1.1	0.1	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lexington, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.0	0.9	0.1	0.6	1.2	0.1	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Lexington, TN	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	12.9	12.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	128
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	4.9	2.8	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.3	48
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Lexington, TN	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	13.0	13.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	129
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.2	1.2	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Lexington, TN	Count	9	9	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	114.3	114.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,142
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.3	1.5	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Lexington, TN	Count	5	5	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	63.2	63.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	632
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	2.7	1.4	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Lexington, TN	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	25.5	12.7	0.0	0.0	12.7	0.0	254
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	4.1	2.2	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Lexington, TN	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	38.3	25.5	0.0	12.8	0.0	0.0	383
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.9	1.9	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lexington, TN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	3.3	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lexington, TN	3.54
Tennessee	3.29
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.

Lexington, TN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lexington, TN	Count	32	27	5
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	404.4	341.3	63.2	3.73
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	408.1	256.3	151.8	3.32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Lexington, TN	Count	32	27	5
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	408.0	344.2	63.7	3.76
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	409.3	255.7	153.6	3.33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Lexington, TN	Count	32	27	5
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	412.6	348.2	64.5	3.80
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	407.5	254.3	153.2	3.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Lexington, TN	Count	29	25	4
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	375.6	323.8	51.8	3.50
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	402.9	251.5	151.4	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Lexington, TN	Count	34	29	5
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	431.7	368.2	63.5	4.00
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	404.8	252.6	152.2	3.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lexington, TN	Count	31	26	5
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	392.0	328.8	63.2	3.60
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	403.7	252.5	151.2	3.28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lexington, TN	Count	31	26	5
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	394.9	331.2	63.7	3.63
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	403.7	250.1	153.6	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lexington, TN	Count	28	24	4
	Lexington, TN	Per 100,000	357.6	306.6	51.1	3.32
	Tennessee	Per 100,000	401.6	249.5	152.1	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lexington, TN	Count	30	25	5
2005	Lexington, TN	Count	29	24	5