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Mercer Island, WA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Mercer Island crime rate is much lower than the Washington average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #15

Mercer Island, WA	582.41
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.

Mercer Island, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	1	1	4	68	292	13	1
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.1	4.1	16.4	278.2	1,194.5	53.2	4.1	507
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	2	1	5	70	281	12	1
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.3	4.2	20.9	292.0	1,172.3	50.1	4.2	533
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	2	2	7	84	245	6	5
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.6	8.6	29.9	359.3	1,047.9	25.7	21.4	541
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	0	3	8	59	334	14	8
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	13.0	34.7	255.9	1,448.7	60.7	34.7	576
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	1	4	9	50	264	10	3
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.0	16.2	36.4	202.3	1,068.2	40.5	12.1	470
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	2	2	7	74	323	14	5
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.2	8.2	28.7	303.1	1,323.2	57.4	20.5	594
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	0	3	10	79	310	30	4
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	12.4	41.4	327.3	1,284.5	124.3	16.6	608
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	0	1	5	73	289	30	8
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	4.2	21.1	308.4	1,220.9	126.7	33.8	552
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	5	2	14	75	345	32	14
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.5	8.6	60.2	322.5	1,483.6	137.6	60.2	785
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	0	2	5	70	343	38	2
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	8.9	22.2	311.4	1,525.7	169.0	8.9	658
	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

Mercer Island, WA	23.00
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.

Mercer Island, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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
2013	Mercer Island, WA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	4.2	0.0	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	41
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.1	2.3	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Mercer Island, WA	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	8.6	4.3	0.0	0.0	4.3	0.0	85
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	40
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mercer Island, 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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mercer Island, 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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	4.2	0.0	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	42
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mercer Island, 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

Mercer Island, WA	1.23
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.

Mercer Island, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Mercer Island, WA	Count	35	31	4
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	143.2	126.8	16.4	1.35
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	34	30	4
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	141.8	125.2	16.7	1.34
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	35	31	4
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	149.7	132.6	17.1	1.41
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	35	31	4
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	151.8	134.5	17.3	1.43
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	35	32	3
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	141.6	129.5	12.1	1.36
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	34	31	3
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	139.3	127.0	12.3	1.33
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	32	30	2
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	132.6	124.3	8.3	1.28
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	34	30	4
	Mercer Island, WA	Per 100,000	143.6	126.7	16.9	1.35
	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	Mercer Island, WA	Count	35	31	4
2005	Mercer Island, WA	Count	33	28	5