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Sophia, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #112

Sophia, WV	1,433.04
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.

Sophia, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Sophia, WV	Count	0	0	1	0	6	38	1	0
	Sophia, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	74.9	0.0	449.1	2,844.3	74.9	0.0	1,085
	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	Sophia, WV	Count	0	1	1	4	22	46	3	0
	Sophia, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	74.2	74.2	296.7	1,632.0	3,412.5	222.6	0.0	2,559
	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	Sophia, WV	Count	0	0	0	2	6	25	2	1
	Sophia, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	148.6	445.8	1,857.4	148.6	74.3	914
	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
2006	Sophia, WV	Count	0	0	0	1	10	27	4	1
	Sophia, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	79.3	793.0	2,141.2	317.2	79.3	1,174
	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

Hate Crime Index

Sophia, WV		-0.17
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.

Sophia, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Sophia, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sophia, 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	Sophia, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sophia, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.2	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	Sophia, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sophia, 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
2008	Sophia, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sophia, 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	Sophia, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sophia, 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	Sophia, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sophia, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Sophia, WV	2.95
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.

Sophia, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Sophia, WV	Count	3	3	0
	Sophia, WV	Per 100,000	224.6	224.6	0.0	2.25
	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	Sophia, WV	Count	3	3	0
	Sophia, WV	Per 100,000	222.6	222.6	0.0	2.23
	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	Sophia, WV	Count	5	5	0
	Sophia, WV	Per 100,000	371.5	371.5	0.0	3.71
	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	Sophia, WV	Count	4	4	0
	Sophia, WV	Per 100,000	323.1	323.1	0.0	3.23
	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	Sophia, WV	Count	5	5	0
	Sophia, WV	Per 100,000	407.5	407.5	0.0	4.07
	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	Sophia, WV	Count	4	4	0
	Sophia, WV	Per 100,000	322.1	322.1	0.0	3.22
	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	Sophia, WV	Count	4	4	0
2005	Sophia, WV	Count	3	3	0