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Terra Alta, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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The Terra Alta crime rate is lower than the West Virginia average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #58

Terra Alta, WV	269.75
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.

Terra Alta, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	Terra Alta, WV	Count	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0
	Terra Alta, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.2	0.0	201.7	0.0	0.0	118
	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	Terra Alta, WV	Count	0	0	0	1	4	1	1	0
	Terra Alta, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	67.6	270.5	67.6	67.6	0.0	254
	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
2005	Terra Alta, WV	Count	0	0	0	2	3	10	1	0
	Terra Alta, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	134.8	202.2	673.9	67.4	0.0	438
	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

Terra Alta, WV		-0.25
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.

Terra Alta, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2012	Terra Alta, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Terra Alta, 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	Terra Alta, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Terra Alta, 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
2007	Terra Alta, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Terra Alta, 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	Terra Alta, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Terra Alta, 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

Terra Alta, WV	0.61
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.

Terra Alta, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Terra Alta, WV	Count	2	1	1
	Terra Alta, WV	Per 100,000	133.9	66.9	66.9	1.00
	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	Terra Alta, WV	Count	2	1	1
	Terra Alta, WV	Per 100,000	134.5	67.2	67.2	1.01
	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	Terra Alta, WV	Count	1	1	0
	Terra Alta, WV	Per 100,000	67.6	67.6	0.0	0.68
	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	Terra Alta, WV	Count	1	1	0
	Terra Alta, WV	Per 100,000	65.1	65.1	0.0	0.65
	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	Terra Alta, WV	Count	1	1	0
	Terra Alta, WV	Per 100,000	66.3	66.3	0.0	0.66
	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	Terra Alta, WV	Count	1	1	0
	Terra Alta, WV	Per 100,000	65.9	65.9	0.0	0.66
	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	Terra Alta, WV	Count	1	1	0
2005	Terra Alta, WV	Count	2	2	0