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West Branch, IA Crime and Crime Rate

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The West Branch crime rate is much lower than the Iowa average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #1

West Branch, IA	10.78
Iowa	1,202.97
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.

West Branch, IA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	West Branch, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	West Branch, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	43.1	0.0	0.0	11
	Iowa	Per 100,000	1.5	28.3	31.3	202.8	556.1	1,584.8	130.9	NA	1,153
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557

Hate Crime Index

West Branch, IA		-0.33
Iowa		5.89
U.S.		23.78

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West Branch, IA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Branch, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Branch, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2012	West Branch, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Branch, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	West Branch, IA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Branch, IA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Iowa	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21

Law Enforcement Employees Index

West Branch, IA	1.03
Iowa	2.18
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.

West Branch, IA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	West Branch, IA	Count	3	3	0
	West Branch, IA	Per 100,000	128.5	128.5	0.0	1.29
	Iowa	Per 100,000	263.4	171.2	92.2	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	West Branch, IA	Count	3	3	0
	West Branch, IA	Per 100,000	129.4	129.4	0.0	1.29
	Iowa	Per 100,000	270.0	171.9	98.1	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2010	West Branch, IA	Count	4	3	1
	West Branch, IA	Per 100,000	171.0	128.3	42.8	1.50
	Iowa	Per 100,000	266.1	174.5	91.6	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95