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The Vancouver crime rate is higher than the Washington average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #142

Vancouver, WA	1,989.59
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.

Vancouver, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Vancouver, WA	Count	6	89	151	331	821	3,617	821	47
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	3.6	52.8	89.5	196.2	486.7	2,144.2	486.7	27.9	1,672
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	2	74	146	371	1,007	3,950	976	36
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	1.2	44.4	87.7	222.8	604.7	2,371.9	586.1	21.6	1,784
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	5	72	172	343	1,044	4,343	1,091	47
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	3.0	43.3	103.4	206.2	627.5	2,610.4	655.7	28.2	1,918
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	9	102	185	337	950	4,629	868	33
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	5.5	62.1	112.6	205.1	578.1	2,816.9	528.2	20.1	2,025
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	0	112	173	386	939	4,682	923	48
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	67.0	103.4	230.8	561.4	2,799.2	551.8	28.7	1,979
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	6	117	158	375	886	4,159	899	49
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	3.6	70.8	95.7	227.1	536.5	2,518.4	544.4	29.7	1,951
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	0	105	176	324	842	4,248	1,208	61
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	64.2	107.6	198.1	514.8	2,597.0	738.5	37.3	1,958
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	7	118	166	355	1,005	4,581	971	59
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	4.3	73.3	103.0	220.4	623.9	2,843.7	602.8	36.6	2,132
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	4	103	139	352	1,001	4,584	942	54
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	2.5	64.3	86.8	219.7	624.8	2,861.4	588.0	33.7	2,032
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	8	111	161	346	1,218	5,573	1,152	25
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	5.1	70.6	102.4	220.2	775.0	3,546.2	733.0	15.9	2,445
	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

Vancouver, WA	70.22
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.

Vancouver, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Vancouver, WA	Count	6	6	0	0	0	0
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	3.6	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	8	5	0	3	0	0
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	4.8	3.0	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.0	48
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	11	7	2	0	2	0
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	6.6	4.2	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.0	66
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	19	14	1	1	3	0
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	11.6	8.5	0.6	0.6	1.8	0.0	115
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	12	6	0	1	5	0
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	7.2	3.6	0.0	0.6	3.0	0.0	71
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	19	12	1	2	4	0
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	11.5	7.3	0.6	1.2	2.4	0.0	115
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	19	14	0	2	3	0
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	11.6	8.6	0.0	1.2	1.8	0.0	116
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	8	6	0	0	2	0
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	5.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0	49
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	18
	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

Vancouver, WA	1.11
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.

Vancouver, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Vancouver, WA	Count	208	187	21
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	123.3	110.9	12.4	1.17
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	209	187	22
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	125.5	112.3	13.2	1.19
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	200	178	22
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	120.2	107.0	13.2	1.14
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	205	184	21
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	124.7	112.0	12.8	1.18
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	209	188	21
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	125.0	112.4	12.6	1.19
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	228	199	29
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	138.1	120.5	17.6	1.29
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	233	201	32
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	142.4	122.9	19.6	1.33
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	235	202	33
	Vancouver, WA	Per 100,000	145.9	125.4	20.5	1.36
	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	Vancouver, WA	Count	225	193	32
2005	Vancouver, WA	Count	226	195	31