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

Crime Index, #650

West Reading, PA	2,474.15
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 Reading, PA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West Reading, PA	Count	0	3	7	40	19	94	6	0
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	71.4	166.7	952.6	452.5	2,238.6	142.9	0.0	2,417
	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 Reading, PA	Count	0	5	8	16	16	161	5	1
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	119.0	190.4	380.9	380.9	3,832.4	119.0	23.8	2,471
	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 Reading, PA	Count	1	1	8	12	23	149	9	0
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	23.7	23.7	189.3	283.9	544.1	3,525.0	212.9	0.0	2,301
	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 Reading, PA	Count	0	0	4	15	24	185	9	0
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	94.7	355.0	568.0	4,378.7	213.0	0.0	1,982
	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 Reading, PA	Count	0	2	4	22	27	210	12	1
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	49.1	98.2	539.9	662.6	5,153.4	294.5	24.5	2,701
	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 Reading, PA	Count	0	0	6	23	26	218	15	0
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	149.1	571.4	646.0	5,416.1	372.7	0.0	2,658
	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 Reading, PA	Count	0	3	4	17	35	207	17	0
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	74.1	98.8	419.8	864.2	5,111.1	419.8	0.0	2,858
	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 Reading, PA	Count	0	0	2	15	28	136	18	0
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	48.9	367.1	685.3	3,328.4	440.5	0.0	1,836
	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 Reading, PA	Count	0	1	7	19	29	169	33	0
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	24.9	174.6	473.9	723.4	4,215.5	823.1	0.0	2,688
	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 Reading, PA	Count	0	3	6	18	35	168	24	1
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	74.8	149.6	448.7	872.4	4,187.4	598.2	24.9	2,830
	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 Reading, 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 Reading, PA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Reading, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Reading, 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 Reading, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Reading, 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 Reading, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Reading, 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 Reading, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Reading, 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 Reading, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Reading, 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 Reading, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Reading, 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 Reading, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Reading, 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 Reading, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Reading, 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 Reading, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Reading, 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 Reading, PA	3.47
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 Reading, PA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Reading, PA	Count	15	13	2
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	357.2	309.6	47.6	3.33
	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 Reading, PA	Count	13	11	2
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	309.5	261.8	47.6	2.86
	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 Reading, PA	Count	15	14	1
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	354.9	331.2	23.7	3.43
	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 Reading, PA	Count	17	15	2
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	402.4	355.0	47.3	3.79
	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 Reading, PA	Count	16	15	1
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	392.6	368.1	24.5	3.80
	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
2008	West Reading, PA	Count	17	15	2
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	419.8	370.4	49.4	3.95
	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 Reading, PA	Count	18	16	2
	West Reading, PA	Per 100,000	440.5	391.6	48.9	4.16
	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
2006	West Reading, PA	Count	14	12	2
2005	West Reading, PA	Count	14	12	2