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Weirton, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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The Weirton crime rate is lower than the West Virginia average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #76

Weirton, WV	551.85
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.

Weirton, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Weirton, WV	Count	0	1	7	10	49	219	11	0
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	5.1	35.9	51.3	251.6	1,124.5	56.5	0.0	566
	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
2012	Weirton, WV	Count	0	2	2	13	61	231	16	1
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	10.2	10.2	66.2	310.4	1,175.5	81.4	5.1	622
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	1	1	5	11	46	143	7	4
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	5.3	5.3	26.7	58.8	245.8	764.0	37.4	21.4	539
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	0	2	6	15	25	207	7	0
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	10.8	32.3	80.7	134.6	1,114.3	37.7	0.0	548
	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
2008	Weirton, WV	Count	0	0	7	16	43	180	20	2
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	37.5	85.7	230.4	964.6	107.2	10.7	553
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	20.0	49.0	201.5	609.9	1,782.2	176.6	NA	1,263
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Weirton, WV	Count	0	0	4	19	43	161	11	0
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	20.9	99.5	225.2	843.2	57.6	0.0	483
	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

Hate Crime Index

Weirton, WV	70.11
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.

Weirton, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Weirton, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	51
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Weirton, 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	Weirton, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Weirton, 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	Weirton, WV	Count	4	3	0	0	0	1
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	21.5	16.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.4	215
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	4	2	1	1	0	0
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	21.4	10.7	5.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	214
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	5.2	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	52
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Weirton, 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

Weirton, WV	1.78
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.

Weirton, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Weirton, WV	Count	39	36	3
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	200.7	185.2	15.4	1.93
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	39	36	3
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	198.5	183.2	15.3	1.91
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	38	35	3
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	192.2	177.0	15.2	1.85
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	39	36	3
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	208.4	192.3	16.0	2.00
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	41	38	3
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	220.7	204.6	16.1	2.13
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	38	34	4
	Weirton, WV	Per 100,000	199.0	178.1	20.9	1.89
	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	Weirton, WV	Count	39	36	3
2005	Weirton, WV	Count	44	40	4