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The West Union crime rate is lower than the Iowa average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #28

West Union, IA	514.33
Iowa	1,202.97
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 Union, IA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	West Union, IA	Count	0	0	0	3	14	18	1	1
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	119.7	558.4	718.0	39.9	39.9	600
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.5	28.3	31.3	202.8	556.1	1,584.8	130.9	NA	1,153
	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 Union, IA	Count	0	0	0	3	16	20	2	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	120.0	640.3	800.3	80.0	0.0	680
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.5	27.2	26.9	199.9	568.2	1,633.6	128.5	NA	1,156
	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 Union, IA	Count	0	0	0	1	5	13	1	1
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	41.6	207.9	540.5	41.6	41.6	304
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.3	27.4	33.2	211.6	546.8	1,571.8	124.0	NA	1,146
	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 Union, IA	Count	0	0	0	4	25	13	2	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	165.6	1,034.8	538.1	82.8	0.0	859
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.1	28.4	39.7	210.0	539.4	1,640.0	129.3	NA	1,173
	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 Union, IA	Count	0	0	1	4	3	11	1	1
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	41.1	164.2	123.2	451.6	41.1	41.1	423
	Iowa	Per 100,000	2.5	29.6	41.6	210.1	547.9	1,728.8	144.3	NA	1,237
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2006	West Union, IA	Count	0	0	0	3	2	4	1	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	120.1	80.1	160.1	40.0	0.0	220
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.8	27.8	43.5	210.4	604.2	2,030.7	167.9	NA	1,336
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867

Hate Crime Index

West Union, IA		-0.14
Iowa		5.89
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 Union, IA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	West Union, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	West Union, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	West Union, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2009	West Union, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.6	0.3	0.0	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 Union, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	West Union, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	West Union, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

West Union, IA	1.25
Iowa	2.18
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 Union, IA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	West Union, IA	Count	4	4	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	160.8	160.8	0.0	1.61
	Iowa	Per 100,000	263.4	171.2	92.2	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	West Union, IA	Count	4	4	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	159.6	159.6	0.0	1.60
	Iowa	Per 100,000	270.0	171.9	98.1	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	West Union, IA	Count	4	4	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	160.1	160.1	0.0	1.60
	Iowa	Per 100,000	253.3	169.7	83.5	2.12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	West Union, IA	Count	3	3	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	124.7	124.7	0.0	1.25
	Iowa	Per 100,000	266.1	174.5	91.6	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	West Union, IA	Count	4	4	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	165.6	165.6	0.0	1.66
	Iowa	Per 100,000	269.6	176.7	92.9	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	West Union, IA	Count	4	4	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	164.2	164.2	0.0	1.64
	Iowa	Per 100,000	270.7	174.2	96.5	2.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	West Union, IA	Count	1	1	0
	West Union, IA	Per 100,000	41.1	41.1	0.0	0.41
	Iowa	Per 100,000	262.4	173.1	89.3	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	West Union, IA	Count	4	4	0
2005	West Union, IA	Count	4	4	0