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Point Pleasant, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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The Point Pleasant crime rate is higher than the West Virginia average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #116

Point Pleasant, WV	1,586.22
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.

Point Pleasant, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	5	4	23	93	3	0
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	116.1	92.9	534.1	2,159.8	69.7	0.0	1,109
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	0	3	18	64	4	0
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	69.8	418.6	1,488.4	93.0	0.0	698
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	1	1	0	5	32	104	7	0
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	23.0	23.0	0.0	115.1	736.8	2,394.7	161.2	0.0	1,623
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	4	9	23	90	2	0
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	91.8	206.6	528.0	2,066.1	45.9	0.0	1,148
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	9	15	39	131	10	0
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	202.5	337.5	877.4	2,947.1	225.0	0.0	1,929
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	1	5	12	38	127	10	0
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	22.6	112.8	270.8	857.4	2,865.5	225.6	0.0	1,811
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	7	7	48	155	12	0
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	159.1	159.1	1,090.7	3,521.9	272.7	0.0	1,960
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	1	5	37	159	14	1
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	22.4	112.1	829.8	3,565.8	314.0	22.4	1,610
	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
2006	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	4	17	40	149	7	0
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	89.2	379.0	891.9	3,322.2	156.1	0.0	1,867
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	2	6	74	180	9	3
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	44.1	132.2	1,630.3	3,965.6	198.3	66.1	2,107
	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

Point Pleasant, 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.

Point Pleasant, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, 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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, 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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, 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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, 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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, 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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, 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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, 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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, 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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, 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

Point Pleasant, WV	2.04
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.

Point Pleasant, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	10	9	1
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	232.6	209.3	23.3	2.21
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	10	9	1
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	230.3	207.2	23.0	2.19
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	10	9	1
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	229.6	206.6	23.0	2.18
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	10	9	1
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	225.0	202.5	22.5	2.14
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	10	9	1
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	225.6	203.1	22.6	2.14
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	11	10	1
	Point Pleasant, WV	Per 100,000	246.7	224.3	22.4	2.35
	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	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	11	10	1
2005	Point Pleasant, WV	Count	11	10	1