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Oceana, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #137

Oceana, WV	4,348.89
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.

Oceana, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	1	55	22	95	2	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	74.6	4,101.4	1,640.6	7,084.3	149.1	0.0	6,879
	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
2013	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	0	40	18	107	2	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	2,952.0	1,328.4	7,896.7	147.6	0.0	5,664
	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	Oceana, WV	Count	0	1	2	37	16	88	2	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	72.9	145.8	2,696.8	1,166.2	6,414.0	145.8	0.0	5,539
	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	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	3	41	18	108	1	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	214.9	2,937.0	1,289.4	7,736.4	71.6	0.0	5,874
	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	Oceana, WV	Count	0	1	2	27	9	107	2	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	71.4	142.8	1,927.2	642.4	7,637.4	142.8	0.0	4,800
	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	Oceana, WV	Count	0	1	1	7	6	54	2	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	71.6	71.6	501.1	429.5	3,865.4	143.2	0.0	2,219
	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	Oceana, WV	Count	1	0	0	5	6	80	4	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	71.3	0.0	0.0	356.4	427.7	5,702.1	285.1	0.0	3,207
	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
2007	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	0	10	13	103	3	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	692.0	899.7	7,128.0	207.6	0.0	3,028
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.5	20.4	47.0	204.3	596.8	1,735.5	192.7	NA	1,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2005	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	0	5	11	67	3	1
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	334.9	736.8	4,487.6	200.9	67.0	1,929
	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

Oceana, WV		-0.11
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.

Oceana, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Oceana, 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	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Oceana, 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	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Oceana, 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	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Oceana, 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	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Oceana, 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
2008	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Oceana, 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	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Oceana, 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	Oceana, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Oceana, 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

Oceana, WV	3.36
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.

Oceana, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Oceana, WV	Count	5	5	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	369.0	369.0	0.0	3.69
	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	Oceana, WV	Count	5	5	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	364.4	364.4	0.0	3.64
	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	Oceana, WV	Count	5	5	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	358.2	358.2	0.0	3.58
	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	Oceana, WV	Count	5	5	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	356.9	356.9	0.0	3.57
	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	Oceana, WV	Count	5	4	1
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	357.9	286.3	71.6	3.22
	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	Oceana, WV	Count	5	5	0
	Oceana, WV	Per 100,000	346.0	346.0	0.0	3.46
	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	Oceana, WV	Count	5	5	0
2005	Oceana, WV	Count	4	4	0