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West Jefferson, NC Crime and Crime Rate

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The West Jefferson crime rate is higher than the North Carolina average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #151

West Jefferson, NC	2,108.54
North Carolina	1,869.18
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 Jefferson, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	West Jefferson, NC	Count	0	0	0	2	18	72	7	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	153.1	1,378.3	5,513.0	536.0	0.0	2,489
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.9	20.3	96.3	231.8	1,018.5	2,185.7	165.3	NA	1,690
	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 Jefferson, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	6	58	4	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	456.3	4,410.6	304.2	0.0	1,483
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	20.7	98.9	224.9	1,099.2	2,251.2	176.4	NA	1,756
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2009	West Jefferson, NC	Count	0	0	0	1	8	44	4	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	89.4	715.6	3,935.6	357.8	0.0	1,610
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	24.6	126.1	248.4	1,149.5	2,305.2	213.5	NA	1,897
	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 Jefferson, NC	Count	0	0	0	2	19	50	6	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	178.6	1,696.4	4,464.3	535.7	0.0	2,411
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.5	24.8	155.4	280.6	1,210.1	2,544.0	290.0	NA	2,122
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2005	West Jefferson, NC	Count	1	0	0	3	5	27	1	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	91.9	0.0	0.0	275.7	459.6	2,481.6	91.9	0.0	2,551
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.7	26.5	145.5	289.4	1,201.1	2,546.2	327.8	NA	2,142
	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 Jefferson, NC		-0.11
North Carolina		11.22
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 Jefferson, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Jefferson, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	West Jefferson, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	West Jefferson, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	West Jefferson, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	West Jefferson, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	West Jefferson, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	West Jefferson, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	West Jefferson, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	West Jefferson, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

West Jefferson, NC	5.84
North Carolina	2.93
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 Jefferson, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Jefferson, NC	Count	8	8	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	607.0	607.0	0.0	6.07
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	347.3	241.3	106.0	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	West Jefferson, NC	Count	8	8	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	619.7	619.7	0.0	6.20
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	344.3	239.0	105.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	West Jefferson, NC	Count	7	7	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	536.0	536.0	0.0	5.36
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.1	237.3	104.8	2.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	West Jefferson, NC	Count	8	8	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	608.4	608.4	0.0	6.08
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.5	239.1	103.4	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	West Jefferson, NC	Count	7	7	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	618.4	618.4	0.0	6.18
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	343.7	240.5	103.2	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	West Jefferson, NC	Count	7	7	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	626.1	626.1	0.0	6.26
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	349.4	240.9	108.5	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	West Jefferson, NC	Count	7	7	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	625.0	625.0	0.0	6.25
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	348.5	239.9	108.6	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	West Jefferson, NC	Count	6	6	0
	West Jefferson, NC	Per 100,000	531.9	531.9	0.0	5.32
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	339.0	238.0	101.0	2.88
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	West Jefferson, NC	Count	7	7	0
2005	West Jefferson, NC	Count	8	8	0