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The Covington crime rate is higher than the Virginia average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #102

Covington, VA	1,288.75
Virginia	1,125.21
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.

Covington, VA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Covington, VA	Count	0	4	0	6	14	94	3	2
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	69.1	0.0	103.7	242.0	1,624.6	51.8	34.6	1,004
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.1	17.2	51.5	112.9	277.7	1,560.5	92.1	NA	912
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Covington, VA	Count	1	0	0	6	18	85	2	1
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	17.5	0.0	0.0	104.8	314.4	1,484.7	34.9	17.5	914
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	19.1	55.3	109.7	322.5	1,640.1	103.3	NA	969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Covington, VA	Count	1	0	1	11	26	118	3	4
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	16.7	0.0	16.7	183.2	433.0	1,965.4	50.0	66.6	1,194
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.8	17.7	57.5	111.1	360.5	1,690.7	110.9	NA	1,002
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Covington, VA	Count	1	1	7	13	24	110	3	0
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	16.6	16.6	116.0	215.5	397.9	1,823.6	49.7	0.0	1,401
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.7	19.0	67.1	106.9	377.9	1,751.6	120.1	NA	1,045
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Covington, VA	Count	1	0	2	8	28	163	10	1
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	16.2	0.0	32.5	129.9	454.8	2,647.4	162.4	16.2	1,394
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	19.1	70.7	119.1	382.8	1,812.5	131.8	NA	1,101
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Covington, VA	Count	1	6	2	11	30	137	6	8
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	16.3	98.0	32.7	179.6	489.9	2,237.1	98.0	130.6	1,823
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.4	19.2	79.4	123.9	400.6	1,883.4	144.9	NA	1,148
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Covington, VA	Count	1	2	0	10	36	129	6	4
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	16.3	32.6	0.0	163.1	587.3	2,104.4	97.9	65.3	1,443
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.7	22.6	95.7	132.8	411.8	1,935.6	170.7	NA	1,236
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Covington, VA	Count	0	4	1	8	28	130	8	3
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	66.4	16.6	132.7	464.6	2,157.0	132.7	49.8	1,330
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.3	22.6	99.2	142.6	410.9	1,873.3	182.2	NA	1,248
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Covington, VA	Count	0	3	3	7	27	128	10	5
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	47.9	47.9	111.7	430.8	2,042.4	159.6	79.8	1,233
	Virginia	Per 100,000	5.2	23.4	101.4	152.1	417.6	1,866.8	193.8	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Covington, VA	Count	0	2	1	10	28	140	5	3
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	31.5	15.8	157.6	441.2	2,206.1	78.8	47.3	1,153
	Virginia	Per 100,000	6.1	22.7	99.2	154.8	392.1	2,035.0	211.1	NA	1,319
	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

Covington, VA	35.67
Virginia	24.33
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.

Covington, VA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Covington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Covington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Covington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Covington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Covington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	2.2	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Covington, VA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	16.3	16.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	163
	Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Covington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Covington, VA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.2	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.2	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Covington, VA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	16.0	0.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	159
	Virginia	Per 100,000	4.5	2.6	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.4	44
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Covington, VA	3.50
Virginia	2.62
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.

Covington, VA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Covington, VA	Count	28	18	10
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	483.9	311.1	172.8	3.98
	Virginia	Per 100,000	286.7	226.5	60.2	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Covington, VA	Count	25	17	8
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	436.7	296.9	139.7	3.67
	Virginia	Per 100,000	287.8	227.1	60.7	2.57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Covington, VA	Count	28	17	11
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	466.4	283.1	183.2	3.75
	Virginia	Per 100,000	288.7	227.4	61.3	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Covington, VA	Count	28	17	11
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	464.2	281.8	182.4	3.73
	Virginia	Per 100,000	289.7	226.8	62.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Covington, VA	Count	26	16	10
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	422.3	259.9	162.4	3.41
	Virginia	Per 100,000	292.4	229.8	62.6	2.61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Covington, VA	Count	28	17	11
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	457.2	277.6	179.6	3.67
	Virginia	Per 100,000	296.9	232.5	64.4	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Covington, VA	Count	27	17	10
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	440.5	277.3	163.1	3.59
	Virginia	Per 100,000	305.7	237.6	68.1	2.72
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Covington, VA	Count	25	14	11
	Covington, VA	Per 100,000	414.8	232.3	182.5	3.24
	Virginia	Per 100,000	302.3	234.5	67.8	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Covington, VA	Count	27	16	11
2005	Covington, VA	Count	23	14	9