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West Columbia, TX Crime and Crime Rate

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The West Columbia crime rate is lower than the Texas average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #362

West Columbia, TX	1,318.35
Texas	1,961.58
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.

West Columbia, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	1	4	12	26	73	2	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	25.6	102.2	306.7	664.6	1,866.1	51.1	0.0	1,412
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	30.6	115.7	243.6	627.8	2,137.3	254.3	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	4	3	11	29	78	3	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	102.4	76.8	281.5	742.3	1,996.4	76.8	0.0	1,817
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.3	28.4	120.2	246.9	721.8	2,287.8	248.6	NA	1,691
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	4	1	11	27	55	3	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	98.7	24.7	271.5	666.3	1,357.4	74.0	0.0	1,512
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.6	116.6	258.0	785.9	2,326.4	249.4	NA	1,746
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	3	2	16	9	52	3	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	75.2	50.2	401.3	225.7	1,304.2	75.2	0.0	1,329
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.0	110.6	264.5	838.3	2,387.3	246.7	NA	1,780
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	1	2	17	15	55	7	2
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	23.9	47.8	406.2	358.4	1,314.2	167.3	47.8	1,191
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.0	30.3	130.6	284.4	909.1	2,603.3	270.5	NA	1,947
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	2	0	26	21	38	4	1
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	47.9	0.0	622.8	503.0	910.2	95.8	24.0	1,390
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.4	33.4	153.5	298.7	969.4	2,737.2	308.9	NA	2,100
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	1	2	5	8	49	5	1
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	23.9	47.7	119.3	190.9	1,169.2	119.3	23.9	759
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.6	32.9	155.2	314.1	946.0	2,688.8	350.8	NA	2,117
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	West Columbia, TX	Count	1	1	3	5	30	59	3	1
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	23.7	23.7	71.2	118.6	711.6	1,399.4	71.2	23.7	1,442
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.3	162.2	307.2	955.1	2,773.3	392.8	NA	2,183
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	1	0	4	19	83	5	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	22.9	0.0	91.7	435.8	1,903.7	114.7	0.0	958
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.6	158.5	316.4	917.3	2,758.2	405.9	NA	2,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	West Columbia, TX	Count	1	0	3	8	24	75	3	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	23.0	0.0	68.9	183.8	551.5	1,723.3	68.9	0.0	1,373
	Texas	Per 100,000	6.2	37.2	156.6	329.8	961.6	2,961.7	408.7	NA	2,269
	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

West Columbia, TX		-0.13
Texas		7.89
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.

West Columbia, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	West Columbia, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

West Columbia, TX	3.01
Texas	2.80
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.

West Columbia, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Columbia, TX	Count	17	11	6
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	434.6	281.2	153.4	3.58
	Texas	Per 100,000	314.7	201.8	112.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	West Columbia, TX	Count	17	10	7
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	435.1	256.0	179.2	3.46
	Texas	Per 100,000	350.0	205.5	144.5	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	West Columbia, TX	Count	16	9	7
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	394.9	222.1	172.8	3.08
	Texas	Per 100,000	306.5	194.7	111.7	2.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	West Columbia, TX	Count	15	9	6
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	376.2	225.7	150.5	3.01
	Texas	Per 100,000	352.4	217.2	135.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	West Columbia, TX	Count	15	8	7
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	358.4	191.2	167.3	2.75
	Texas	Per 100,000	359.5	219.5	140.0	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	West Columbia, TX	Count	16	10	6
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	383.2	239.5	143.7	3.11
	Texas	Per 100,000	365.5	223.1	142.4	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	West Columbia, TX	Count	18	11	7
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	429.5	262.5	167.0	3.46
	Texas	Per 100,000	361.0	217.4	143.6	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	West Columbia, TX	Count	14	8	6
	West Columbia, TX	Per 100,000	332.1	189.8	142.3	2.61
	Texas	Per 100,000	360.5	217.7	142.8	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	West Columbia, TX	Count	14	7	7
2005	West Columbia, TX	Count	15	8	7