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Martinsburg, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #130

Martinsburg, WV	2,386.42
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.

Martinsburg, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Martinsburg, WV	Count	1	8	27	34	97	702	28	4
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	5.7	45.5	153.5	193.3	551.5	3,991.1	159.2	22.7	2,091
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	24.6	35.1	226.7	521.7	1,478.9	103.3	NA	1,134
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Martinsburg, WV	Count	0	3	33	53	127	732	27	7
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	17.2	188.7	303.1	726.3	4,186.0	154.4	40.0	2,161
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	0	4	20	55	171	772	29	9
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	23.2	115.9	318.9	991.4	4,475.6	168.1	52.2	2,310
	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
2010	Martinsburg, WV	Count	0	2	17	46	115	815	39	7
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	11.3	96.3	260.6	651.4	4,616.5	220.9	39.7	2,054
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	0	4	25	52	127	1,009	41	6
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	23.2	144.7	301.0	735.2	5,840.8	237.3	34.7	2,582
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	0	5	34	70	109	974	47	10
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	30.0	204.2	420.4	654.7	5,850.2	282.3	60.1	2,811
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	0	4	40	73	116	728	49	4
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	25.0	249.8	456.0	724.5	4,547.2	306.1	25.0	2,609
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	0	1	30	56	98	840	44	3
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	6.4	191.7	357.9	626.3	5,368.1	281.2	19.2	2,474
	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

Martinsburg, WV	25.00
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.

Martinsburg, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Martinsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Martinsburg, 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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	5.7	5.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	56
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	5.7	5.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	57
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Martinsburg, 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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	5.7	0.0	5.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	56
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	5.8	0.0	0.0	5.8	0.0	0.0	57
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Martinsburg, 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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Martinsburg, 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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Martinsburg, WV	2.88
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.

Martinsburg, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Martinsburg, WV	Count	61	48	13
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	346.8	272.9	73.9	3.10
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	63	50	13
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	360.3	285.9	74.3	3.23
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	60	48	12
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	347.8	278.3	69.6	3.13
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	57	44	13
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	322.9	249.2	73.6	2.86
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	57	46	11
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	330.0	266.3	63.7	2.98
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	54	44	10
	Martinsburg, WV	Per 100,000	325.1	264.9	60.2	2.95
	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	Martinsburg, WV	Count	49	40	9
2005	Martinsburg, WV	Count	43	35	8