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The West Chester crime rate is higher than the Pennsylvania average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #602

West Chester, PA	1,719.79
Pennsylvania	1,334.83
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 Chester, PA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West Chester, PA	Count	0	5	20	18	61	299	14	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	26.2	104.7	94.3	319.5	1,565.9	73.3	0.0	970
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.8	21.8	105.8	173.5	357.5	1,472.2	102.0	NA	1,111
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	West Chester, PA	Count	1	14	28	28	90	305	21	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	5.3	73.7	147.5	147.5	474.0	1,606.3	110.6	0.0	1,510
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.7	20.7	115.6	185.7	407.3	1,545.6	107.8	NA	1,176
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	West Chester, PA	Count	1	12	25	37	122	425	24	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	5.2	62.2	129.7	191.9	632.8	2,204.5	124.5	0.0	1,705
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.4	26.1	122.8	194.4	445.5	1,603.1	117.7	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	West Chester, PA	Count	1	12	53	32	95	377	23	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	5.4	64.8	286.2	172.8	513.0	2,035.6	124.2	0.0	1,835
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.0	26.1	126.6	197.3	454.0	1,636.1	132.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	West Chester, PA	Count	0	9	20	36	78	344	26	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	48.4	107.7	193.8	419.9	1,851.7	140.0	0.0	1,340
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	26.9	128.8	205.3	434.3	1,607.4	131.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	West Chester, PA	Count	1	13	27	33	92	385	41	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	5.4	70.8	147.0	179.7	500.9	2,096.3	223.2	0.0	1,722
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	29.0	138.9	207.4	434.7	1,625.5	141.4	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	West Chester, PA	Count	0	17	47	48	79	358	40	3
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	93.0	257.2	262.7	432.3	1,959.2	218.9	16.4	1,930
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.6	27.9	151.6	224.8	470.9	1,758.8	180.5	NA	1,442
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	West Chester, PA	Count	1	18	37	58	75	320	34	1
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	5.5	98.5	202.5	317.4	410.4	1,750.9	186.0	5.5	1,932
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.8	27.7	156.5	226.4	450.6	1,697.9	212.8	NA	1,443
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	West Chester, PA	Count	1	7	39	51	98	424	47	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	5.5	38.8	215.9	282.3	542.5	2,347.3	260.2	0.0	1,871
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.9	27.3	168.6	237.6	463.2	1,742.9	237.4	NA	1,502
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	West Chester, PA	Count	1	22	44	72	90	373	42	6
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	5.6	124.1	248.1	406.0	507.5	2,103.3	236.8	33.8	2,383
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	6.1	28.9	154.6	235.0	451.6	1,729.1	236.5	NA	1,479
	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

West Chester, PA		-0.11
Pennsylvania		4.56
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.

West Chester, PA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Chester, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.1	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
2013	West Chester, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	West Chester, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	West Chester, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	West Chester, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	West Chester, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	West Chester, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	West Chester, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	West Chester, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

West Chester, PA	2.73
Pennsylvania	2.92
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 Chester, PA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Chester, PA	Count	60	47	13
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	314.2	246.1	68.1	2.80
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	259.3	50.5	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	West Chester, PA	Count	60	47	13
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	316.0	247.5	68.5	2.82
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.1	258.0	49.0	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	West Chester, PA	Count	60	47	13
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	311.2	243.8	67.4	2.78
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.7	259.0	48.7	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	West Chester, PA	Count	60	47	13
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	324.0	253.8	70.2	2.89
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	327.8	270.7	57.1	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	West Chester, PA	Count	60	47	13
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	323.0	253.0	70.0	2.88
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	306.8	261.8	45.1	2.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	West Chester, PA	Count	60	47	13
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	326.7	255.9	70.8	2.91
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	262.6	47.2	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	West Chester, PA	Count	60	47	13
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	328.4	257.2	71.1	2.93
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	316.8	267.1	49.7	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	West Chester, PA	Count	58	47	11
	West Chester, PA	Per 100,000	317.4	257.2	60.2	2.87
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	326.8	275.5	51.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00