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The Lexington crime rate is higher than the Kentucky average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #208

Lexington, KY	2,064.69
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.

Lexington, KY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lexington, KY	Count	20	134	554	333	2,393	8,816	925	43
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	6.4	43.0	177.7	106.8	767.4	2,827.0	296.6	13.8	1,924
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	18	134	467	327	2,574	9,042	831	46
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	5.8	43.4	151.3	105.9	833.8	2,928.9	269.2	14.9	1,922
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	12	102	606	346	2,854	9,641	904	60
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	4.0	33.7	200.4	114.4	944.0	3,188.9	299.0	19.8	2,063
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	14	105	496	743	2,724	9,036	671	30
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	4.7	35.3	166.5	249.5	914.6	3,033.8	225.3	10.1	2,075
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	18	87	593	1,026	2,679	7,704	641	39
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	6.0	29.0	197.6	341.9	892.8	2,567.4	213.6	13.0	2,069
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	13	107	578	1,062	2,427	7,154	543	29
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	4.4	36.1	195.0	358.3	818.8	2,413.6	183.2	9.8	2,002
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	12	137	529	1,102	2,259	6,878	587	44
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	4.3	48.7	187.9	391.5	802.6	2,443.6	208.5	15.6	2,098
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	16	111	550	1,113	2,114	6,623	612	30
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	5.9	40.7	201.6	408.0	774.9	2,427.7	224.3	11.0	2,109
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	9	128	505	1,070	2,184	7,550	703	36
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	3.3	47.4	186.9	396.0	808.4	2,794.4	260.2	13.3	2,197
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	15	147	575	739	2,172	7,391	745	22
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	5.6	54.8	214.5	275.6	810.1	2,756.6	277.9	8.2	2,189
	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

Lexington, KY	66.17
Kentucky	35.11
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.

Lexington, KY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Lexington, KY	Count	27	16	1	5	4	1
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	8.7	5.2	0.3	1.6	1.3	0.3	87
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	42	23	4	6	5	4
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	13.9	7.6	1.3	2.0	1.7	1.3	138
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	12	9	0	2	1	0
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	4.0	3.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	40
	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
2008	Lexington, KY	Count	20	14	0	5	1	0
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	7.1	5.0	0.0	1.8	0.4	0.0	71
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	7	3	1	2	1	0
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	2.6	1.1	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.0	25
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	10	3	3	2	2	0
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	3.7	1.1	1.1	0.7	0.7	0.0	37
	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

Lexington, KY	1.84
Kentucky	2.19
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.

Lexington, KY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lexington, KY	Count	611	540	71
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	195.9	173.2	22.8	1.85
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	665	557	108
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	215.4	180.4	35.0	1.98
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	604	502	102
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	199.8	166.0	33.7	1.83
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	595	522	73
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	199.8	175.3	24.5	1.88
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	623	544	79
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	207.6	181.3	26.3	1.94
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	631	552	79
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	212.9	186.2	26.7	2.00
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	630	548	82
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	223.8	194.7	29.1	2.09
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	635	558	77
	Lexington, KY	Per 100,000	232.8	204.5	28.2	2.19
	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	Lexington, KY	Count	641	553	88
2005	Lexington, KY	Count	653	511	142