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The Kelso crime rate is much higher than the Washington average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #189

Kelso, WA	3,275.07
Washington	1,855.30
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.

Kelso, WA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Kelso, WA	Count	0	9	3	20	107	517	46	4
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	76.4	25.5	169.7	908.1	4,387.7	390.4	33.9	2,338
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.5	30.7	79.9	164.7	783.0	2,489.1	434.0	NA	1,706
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Kelso, WA	Count	0	15	4	53	110	534	37	1
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	127.1	33.9	449.1	932.0	4,524.7	313.5	8.5	2,890
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	25.8	83.5	166.4	837.0	2,465.9	407.4	NA	1,694
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Kelso, WA	Count	0	6	7	29	134	551	22	3
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	49.8	58.1	240.6	1,111.9	4,572.2	182.6	24.9	2,368
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	31.8	83.3	177.5	880.5	2,395.3	382.8	NA	1,737
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Kelso, WA	Count	1	9	13	26	131	506	46	3
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	8.3	74.3	107.3	214.7	1,081.6	4,177.7	379.8	24.8	2,647
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.4	33.5	82.5	176.1	827.7	2,383.3	363.6	NA	1,695
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Kelso, WA	Count	0	24	18	23	139	600	39	1
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	197.7	148.3	189.4	1,144.9	4,941.9	321.2	8.2	3,369
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.3	38.1	88.2	185.3	820.3	2,503.7	382.6	NA	1,769
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Kelso, WA	Count	0	10	5	31	147	670	79	3
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	81.8	40.9	253.6	1,202.4	5,480.1	646.2	24.5	3,019
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	38.1	100.5	189.7	792.2	2,519.4	355.3	NA	1,775
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Kelso, WA	Count	0	27	12	31	129	641	75	3
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	223.8	99.5	257.0	1,069.4	5,313.8	621.7	24.9	3,701
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.9	40.1	96.9	191.2	801.3	2,524.6	432.6	NA	1,829
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Kelso, WA	Count	0	16	19	46	164	763	73	4
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	131.6	156.3	378.4	1,349.1	6,276.7	600.5	32.9	3,817
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.7	40.6	93.6	196.2	814.8	2,634.4	581.6	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Kelso, WA	Count	1	13	20	29	213	795	115	8
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	8.3	107.8	165.9	240.5	1,766.5	6,593.1	953.7	66.3	4,164
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	42.9	100.1	199.8	911.6	2,850.7	717.6	NA	2,137
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Kelso, WA	Count	0	17	15	41	214	859	122	7
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	141.9	125.2	342.2	1,786.3	7,170.3	1,018.4	58.4	4,437
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.3	44.7	92.1	205.8	959.7	3,149.5	783.9	NA	2,275
	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

Kelso, WA	55.56
Washington	34.56
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.

Kelso, WA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Kelso, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.2	2.5	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.0	42
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Kelso, WA	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	33.9	33.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	338
	Washington	Per 100,000	4.1	2.3	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Kelso, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.9	2.0	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.0	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Kelso, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Kelso, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.5	1.9	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Kelso, WA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	8.2	8.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	81
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.1	1.8	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Kelso, WA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	8.3	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	82
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.7	1.9	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Kelso, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Kelso, WA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Washington	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Kelso, WA	2.17
Washington	1.87
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.

Kelso, WA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Kelso, WA	Count	28	24	4
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	237.6	203.7	33.9	2.21
	Washington	Per 100,000	207.0	146.5	60.5	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Kelso, WA	Count	27	23	4
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	228.8	194.9	33.9	2.12
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	148.7	61.4	1.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Kelso, WA	Count	26	23	3
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	215.7	190.9	24.9	2.03
	Washington	Per 100,000	206.6	147.2	59.4	1.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Kelso, WA	Count	28	25	3
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	231.2	206.4	24.8	2.19
	Washington	Per 100,000	210.1	150.7	59.4	1.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Kelso, WA	Count	32	28	4
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	263.6	230.6	32.9	2.47
	Washington	Per 100,000	217.0	155.1	61.9	1.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Kelso, WA	Count	31	27	4
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	253.6	220.8	32.7	2.37
	Washington	Per 100,000	223.7	159.5	64.3	1.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Kelso, WA	Count	32	28	4
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	265.3	232.1	33.2	2.49
	Washington	Per 100,000	229.1	162.2	66.9	1.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Kelso, WA	Count	32	28	4
	Kelso, WA	Per 100,000	263.2	230.3	32.9	2.47
	Washington	Per 100,000	226.6	160.5	66.1	1.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Kelso, WA	Count	32	28	4
2005	Kelso, WA	Count	31	27	4