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The West Plains crime rate is higher than the Missouri average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #451

West Plains, MO	2,741.87
Missouri	1,858.24
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 Plains, MO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West Plains, MO	Count	1	2	5	26	92	598	34	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	8.1	16.2	40.6	211.0	746.7	4,853.5	276.0	0.0	2,199
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.6	28.1	92.2	304.8	581.5	2,055.3	269.8	NA	1,623
	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 Plains, MO	Count	0	5	4	24	140	590	24	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	40.5	32.4	194.4	1,134.1	4,779.3	194.4	0.0	2,305
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.1	26.5	90.7	298.7	643.0	2,223.9	270.1	NA	1,672
	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 Plains, MO	Count	0	3	2	53	134	676	31	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	24.8	16.5	438.5	1,108.7	5,593.2	256.5	0.0	2,668
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.5	25.1	96.0	323.4	705.2	2,338.4	270.8	NA	1,762
	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 Plains, MO	Count	2	5	7	52	135	721	25	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	16.6	41.6	58.2	432.3	1,122.2	5,993.3	207.8	0.0	3,140
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.1	24.3	104.3	312.7	745.7	2,308.3	254.8	NA	1,759
	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 Plains, MO	Count	0	2	5	43	176	676	28	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	16.6	41.5	357.3	1,462.5	5,617.4	232.7	0.0	2,755
	Missouri	Per 100,000	7.0	23.9	102.4	321.7	735.4	2,343.0	268.0	NA	1,788
	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 Plains, MO	Count	0	4	8	55	147	725	27	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	32.9	65.7	451.7	1,207.4	5,954.8	221.8	0.0	2,918
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.4	26.8	124.5	334.1	731.3	2,362.1	291.9	NA	1,853
	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 Plains, MO	Count	0	2	7	34	204	702	35	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	17.0	59.5	289.0	1,734.3	5,967.9	297.5	0.0	2,971
	Missouri	Per 100,000	7.7	27.3	125.0	344.4	774.5	2,537.9	351.3	NA	1,981
	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 Plains, MO	Count	0	2	2	35	160	787	38	2
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	17.1	17.1	299.8	1,370.7	6,742.1	325.5	17.1	2,946
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.5	29.2	121.9	347.3	739.1	2,594.7	404.6	NA	1,995
	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 Plains, MO	Count	1	2	7	47	138	645	39	9
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	8.7	17.5	61.2	411.2	1,207.2	5,642.6	341.2	78.7	2,911
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.3	30.2	129.9	379.3	764.1	2,627.0	435.3	NA	2,076
	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 Plains, MO	Count	0	5	7	10	153	573	53	3
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	44.6	62.5	89.3	1,366.1	5,116.1	473.2	26.8	2,606
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.9	28.0	124.1	366.4	738.3	2,746.2	443.1	NA	2,074
	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 Plains, MO		-0.11
Missouri		18.22
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 Plains, MO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Plains, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	West Plains, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	West Plains, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.7	1.1	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	West Plains, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	West Plains, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.4	1.5	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	West Plains, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.1	1.4	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	West Plains, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.7	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	West Plains, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.0	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	West Plains, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.2	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

West Plains, MO	2.19
Missouri	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 Plains, MO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Plains, MO	Count	33	28	5
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	267.8	227.3	40.6	2.48
	Missouri	Per 100,000	347.6	247.4	100.1	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	West Plains, MO	Count	33	28	5
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	267.3	226.8	40.5	2.47
	Missouri	Per 100,000	338.3	242.5	95.9	2.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	West Plains, MO	Count	31	26	5
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	256.5	215.1	41.4	2.36
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.0	242.3	98.6	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	West Plains, MO	Count	30	26	4
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	249.4	216.1	33.3	2.33
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.0	245.1	96.0	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	West Plains, MO	Count	29	25	4
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	241.0	207.7	33.2	2.24
	Missouri	Per 100,000	346.4	248.2	98.2	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	West Plains, MO	Count	29	24	5
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	238.2	197.1	41.1	2.18
	Missouri	Per 100,000	348.7	249.2	99.6	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	West Plains, MO	Count	29	24	5
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	246.5	204.0	42.5	2.25
	Missouri	Per 100,000	346.7	246.3	100.4	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	West Plains, MO	Count	28	23	5
	West Plains, MO	Per 100,000	239.9	197.0	42.8	2.18
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.9	242.0	99.9	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	West Plains, MO	Count	29	23	6
2005	West Plains, MO	Count	26	22	4