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Elkins, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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The Elkins crime rate is higher than the West Virginia average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #123

Elkins, WV	1,776.58
West Virginia	1,234.53
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.

Elkins, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Elkins, WV	Count	0	1	5	62	52	150	3	0
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	13.9	69.6	863.1	723.9	2,088.3	41.8	0.0	1,942
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	24.6	35.1	226.7	521.7	1,478.9	103.3	NA	1,134
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Elkins, WV	Count	0	5	3	56	70	210	3	4
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	70.3	42.2	787.8	984.8	2,954.4	42.2	56.3	2,458
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.9	22.7	45.2	244.6	608.5	1,637.3	119.1	NA	1,257
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Elkins, WV	Count	0	4	3	32	35	101	5	1
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	56.3	42.2	450.5	492.7	1,421.9	70.4	14.1	1,433
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.3	20.9	49.0	241.6	603.2	1,549.2	121.5	NA	1,234
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Elkins, WV	Count	1	1	7	57	58	159	7	1
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	14.1	14.1	98.4	801.2	815.3	2,235.0	98.4	14.1	2,246
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	19.1	44.7	247.5	580.5	1,531.7	127.4	NA	1,197
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Elkins, WV	Count	0	1	3	20	54	181	9	3
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	14.3	43.0	286.9	774.5	2,596.1	129.1	43.0	1,526
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	23.8	50.4	217.7	656.7	1,719.4	150.6	NA	1,315
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Elkins, WV	Count	0	0	4	26	47	179	6	7
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	57.3	372.2	672.8	2,562.3	85.9	100.2	1,483
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	20.0	49.0	201.5	609.9	1,782.2	176.6	NA	1,263
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Elkins, WV	Count	1	2	2	15	38	170	2	2
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	14.2	28.4	28.4	212.8	539.0	2,411.3	28.4	28.4	1,498
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.5	20.4	47.0	204.3	596.8	1,735.5	192.7	NA	1,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Elkins, WV	Count	0	1	2	26	52	159	10	1
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	14.1	28.1	365.4	730.9	2,234.7	140.5	14.1	1,473
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.1	21.4	46.9	207.3	634.1	1,771.8	215.6	NA	1,314
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Elkins, WV	Count	1	6	3	16	48	152	16	2
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	14.2	85.4	42.7	227.7	683.2	2,163.4	227.7	28.5	1,930
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.4	17.7	44.6	206.1	621.2	1,794.0	210.0	NA	1,292
	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

Elkins, WV	46.89
West Virginia	19.67
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.

Elkins, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Elkins, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Elkins, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.4	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Elkins, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	14.1	14.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	140
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.2	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Elkins, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Elkins, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Elkins, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Elkins, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	14.3	14.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	143
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	2.6	2.0	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Elkins, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	2.6	1.8	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Elkins, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	14.1	14.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	140
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	2.0	1.3	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Elkins, WV	1.29
West Virginia	2.13
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.

Elkins, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Elkins, WV	Count	13	10	3
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	181.0	139.2	41.8	1.60
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	244.2	192.0	52.3	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Elkins, WV	Count	13	10	3
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	182.9	140.7	42.2	1.62
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	242.7	191.4	51.4	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Elkins, WV	Count	12	9	3
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	168.9	126.7	42.2	1.48
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	239.6	186.6	53.0	2.13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Elkins, WV	Count	11	8	3
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	154.6	112.5	42.2	1.34
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	239.8	188.6	51.2	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Elkins, WV	Count	11	8	3
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	157.8	114.7	43.0	1.36
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	246.3	192.0	54.3	2.19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2007	Elkins, WV	Count	11	8	3
	Elkins, WV	Per 100,000	156.0	113.5	42.6	1.35
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	234.1	183.4	50.7	2.09
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Elkins, WV	Count	13	10	3
2005	Elkins, WV	Count	11	8	3