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The West Hazleton crime rate is higher than the Pennsylvania average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #624

West Hazleton, PA	1,948.25
Pennsylvania	1,334.83
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 Hazleton, PA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West Hazleton, PA	Count	0	0	2	8	33	93	7	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	44.1	176.2	726.9	2,048.5	154.2	0.0	1,195
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.8	21.8	105.8	173.5	357.5	1,472.2	102.0	NA	1,111
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2012	West Hazleton, PA	Count	0	2	4	14	51	115	7	1
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	43.5	87.0	304.6	1,109.7	2,502.2	152.3	21.8	1,910
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.4	26.1	122.8	194.4	445.5	1,603.1	117.7	NA	1,272
	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 Hazleton, PA	Count	0	1	7	17	45	141	9	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.7	151.9	368.8	976.4	3,059.2	195.3	0.0	2,056
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.0	26.1	126.6	197.3	454.0	1,636.1	132.2	NA	1,295
	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 Hazleton, PA	Count	2	0	6	11	35	121	6	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	60.7	0.0	182.1	333.8	1,062.2	3,672.2	182.1	0.0	3,058
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	26.9	128.8	205.3	434.3	1,607.4	131.2	NA	1,295
	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 Hazleton, PA	Count	0	1	5	9	50	123	12	2
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	30.5	152.5	274.6	1,525.3	3,752.3	366.1	61.0	2,543
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	29.0	138.9	207.4	434.7	1,625.5	141.4	NA	1,334
	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 Hazleton, PA	Count	0	1	2	6	27	107	17	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	30.2	60.4	181.1	815.0	3,229.7	513.1	0.0	1,894
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.6	27.9	151.6	224.8	470.9	1,758.8	180.5	NA	1,442
	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 Hazleton, PA	Count	0	0	3	3	27	35	6	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	90.0	90.0	809.8	1,049.8	180.0	0.0	982
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.8	27.7	156.5	226.4	450.6	1,697.9	212.8	NA	1,443
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827

Hate Crime Index

West Hazleton, PA		-0.13
Pennsylvania		4.56
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.

West Hazleton, PA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Hazleton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	West Hazleton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	West Hazleton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	West Hazleton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	West Hazleton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	West Hazleton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	West Hazleton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	West Hazleton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29

Law Enforcement Employees Index

West Hazleton, PA	0.49
Pennsylvania	2.92
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 Hazleton, PA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Hazleton, PA	Count	4	3	1
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	88.1	66.1	22.0	0.77
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	259.3	50.5	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	West Hazleton, PA	Count	4	3	1
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	87.6	65.7	21.9	0.77
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.1	258.0	49.0	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	West Hazleton, PA	Count	3	2	1
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	65.3	43.5	21.8	0.54
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.7	259.0	48.7	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	West Hazleton, PA	Count	3	2	1
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	65.1	43.4	21.7	0.54
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	327.8	270.7	57.1	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	West Hazleton, PA	Count	3	2	1
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	91.0	60.7	30.3	0.76
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	306.8	261.8	45.1	2.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	West Hazleton, PA	Count	3	2	1
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	91.5	61.0	30.5	0.76
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	262.6	47.2	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	West Hazleton, PA	Count	2	1	1
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	60.4	30.2	30.2	0.45
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	316.8	267.1	49.7	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	West Hazleton, PA	Count	1	1	0
	West Hazleton, PA	Per 100,000	30.0	30.0	0.0	0.30
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	326.8	275.5	51.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00