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Morgantown, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #115

Morgantown, WV	1,516.51
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.

Morgantown, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Morgantown, WV	Count	2	11	25	43	161	608	25	4
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	6.4	35.4	80.4	138.3	517.6	1,954.8	80.4	12.9	1,320
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.0	15.4	35.2	235.5	484.9	1,447.3	102.5	NA	1,081
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Morgantown, WV	Count	0	18	31	45	176	485	20	2
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	57.3	98.7	143.3	560.4	1,544.3	63.7	6.4	1,276
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	1	4	26	76	175	632	16	9
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	3.3	13.2	85.8	250.9	577.7	2,086.2	52.8	29.7	1,333
	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
2010	Morgantown, WV	Count	1	9	22	68	187	NA	22	3
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	3.2	28.8	70.4	217.6	598.5	NA	70.4	9.6	850
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	1	10	23	96	196	604	18	5
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	3.3	33.3	76.7	320.1	653.6	2,014.1	60.0	16.7	1,513
	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
2007	Morgantown, WV	Count	1	27	29	42	248	745	32	3
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	3.5	93.3	100.2	145.1	856.6	2,573.3	110.5	10.4	1,941
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	1	26	29	57	233	739	41	3
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	3.5	91.8	102.4	201.3	822.8	2,609.7	144.8	10.6	2,004
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	0	21	30	58	251	758	21	6
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	74.5	106.4	205.8	890.6	2,689.6	74.5	21.3	1,894
	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

Morgantown, WV	26.11
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.

Morgantown, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Morgantown, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Morgantown, 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	Morgantown, WV	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	0.0	31
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	3.3	0.0	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Morgantown, 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	Morgantown, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Morgantown, 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	Morgantown, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	6.9	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	69
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	7.1	3.5	0.0	0.0	3.5	0.0	70
	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

Morgantown, WV	2.07
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.

Morgantown, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Morgantown, WV	Count	77	66	11
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	245.2	210.2	35.0	2.28
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	77	66	11
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	254.2	217.9	36.3	2.36
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	74	64	10
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	249.2	215.5	33.7	2.32
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	73	63	10
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	233.6	201.6	32.0	2.18
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	68	58	10
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	226.7	193.4	33.3	2.10
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	69	59	10
	Morgantown, WV	Per 100,000	238.3	203.8	34.5	2.21
	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	Morgantown, WV	Count	63	54	9
2005	Morgantown, WV	Count	67	57	10