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Crime Index, #18

Kentucky	1,304.60
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.

Kentucky Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Kentucky	Count	160	883	3,336	4,404	23,244	69,604	6,318	NA
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.6	20.0	75.6	99.8	526.7	1,577.1	143.2	NA	1,097
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Kentucky	Count	167	1,126	3,246	4,198	26,213	71,612	6,032	NA
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.8	25.6	73.9	95.5	596.4	1,629.3	137.2	NA	1,166
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Kentucky	Count	195	1,272	3,535	4,750	29,587	75,571	6,668	NA
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.5	29.0	80.7	108.4	675.4	1,725.2	152.2	NA	1,287
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Kentucky	Count	153	1,463	3,693	5,097	32,553	79,132	6,673	NA
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.5	33.5	84.5	116.7	745.0	1,811.1	152.7	NA	1,365
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Kentucky	Count	187	1,381	3,748	5,212	30,311	74,189	6,209	NA
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.3	31.8	86.4	120.1	698.5	1,709.7	143.1	NA	1,322
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Kentucky	Count	178	1,509	3,629	5,843	29,701	72,620	6,080	NA
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.1	35.0	84.1	135.4	688.5	1,683.3	140.9	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	Kentucky	Count	198	1,408	4,004	7,036	28,839	73,808	7,667	NA
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.6	33.0	93.8	164.8	675.5	1,728.8	179.6	NA	1,400
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Kentucky	Count	204	1,381	4,069	6,859	27,683	70,455	8,675	NA
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.8	32.6	95.9	161.7	652.7	1,661.1	204.5	NA	1,384
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Kentucky	Count	168	1,297	3,626	5,972	27,122	70,658	9,243	NA
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.0	30.8	86.2	142.0	644.8	1,679.9	219.8	NA	1,338
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Kentucky	Count	190	1,421	3,690	5,833	26,458	70,354	8,796	NA
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.6	34.0	88.4	139.8	634.0	1,685.8	210.8	NA	1,355
	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

Kentucky	35.00
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.

Kentucky Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Kentucky	Count	162	115	13	19	11	4
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.7	2.6	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Kentucky	Count	171	113	5	31	15	7
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.9	2.6	0.1	0.7	0.3	0.2	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Kentucky	Count	194	123	13	27	22	9
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	5.3	3.4	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.2	53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Kentucky	Count	154	97	19	24	13	1
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.3	2.7	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.0	43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Kentucky	Count	173	121	13	18	19	2
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	5.4	3.8	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.1	54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Kentucky	Count	150	95	11	24	18	2
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.7	3.0	0.3	0.7	0.6	0.1	46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Kentucky	Count	64	43	4	13	4	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.7	1.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Kentucky	Count	48	30	6	9	3	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Kentucky	Count	64	35	9	12	8	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.7	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Kentucky	2.09
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.

Kentucky Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Kentucky	Count	9,315	7,101	2,214
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	252.8	192.7	60.1	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Kentucky	Count	9,120	7,092	2,028
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	248.9	193.5	55.3	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Kentucky	Count	9,728	7,623	2,105
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	239.6	187.8	51.9	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Kentucky	Count	9,063	7,045	2,018
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	245.2	190.6	54.6	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Kentucky	Count	10,104	8,051	2,053
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	246.5	196.4	50.1	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Kentucky	Count	10,483	8,248	2,235
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	247.3	194.5	52.7	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Kentucky	Count	10,188	7,809	2,379
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	246.0	188.5	57.4	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Kentucky	Count	10,301	8,069	2,232
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	244.7	191.6	53.0	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Kentucky	Count	10,194	8,028	2,166
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	248.3	195.5	52.8	2.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Kentucky	Count	10,219	7,906	2,313
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	245.2	189.7	55.5	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94