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The West Point crime rate is lower than the Kentucky average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #137

West Point, KY	871.76
Kentucky	1,304.60
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 Point, KY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	2	5	16	6	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	261.4	653.6	2,091.5	784.3	0.0	1,503
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.6	20.0	75.6	99.8	526.7	1,577.1	143.2	NA	1,097
	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 Point, KY	Count	0	1	0	3	5	22	2	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	130.5	0.0	391.6	652.7	2,872.1	261.1	0.0	2,219
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.8	25.6	73.9	95.5	596.4	1,629.3	137.2	NA	1,166
	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 Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	8	20	0	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	984.0	2,460.0	0.0	0.0	1,107
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.5	29.0	80.7	108.4	675.4	1,725.2	152.2	NA	1,287
	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 Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	12	16	3	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,494.4	1,992.5	373.6	0.0	1,432
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.5	33.5	84.5	116.7	745.0	1,811.1	152.7	NA	1,365
	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 Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	1
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	103.3	413.2	0.0	103.3	160
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.3	31.8	86.4	120.1	698.5	1,709.7	143.1	NA	1,322
	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 Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	1
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	312.2	312.2	104.1	104.1	291
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.1	35.0	84.1	135.4	688.5	1,683.3	140.9	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 Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	1	5	8	3	NA
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	102.6	512.8	820.5	307.7	NA	718
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.6	33.0	93.8	164.8	675.5	1,728.8	179.6	NA	1,400
	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 Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.8	604.8	302.4	0.0	353
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.8	32.6	95.9	161.7	652.7	1,661.1	204.5	NA	1,384
	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 Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	5	7	4	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	480.8	673.1	384.6	0.0	601
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.0	30.8	86.2	142.0	644.8	1,679.9	219.8	NA	1,338
	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 Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	1	1	4	2	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	95.1	95.1	380.2	190.1	0.0	333
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.6	34.0	88.4	139.8	634.0	1,685.8	210.8	NA	1,355
	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 Point, KY		-0.13
Kentucky		35.11
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 Point, KY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.7	2.6	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	West Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	3.9	2.6	0.1	0.7	0.3	0.2	39
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	West Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	5.3	3.4	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.2	53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	West Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.3	2.7	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.0	43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	West Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	5.4	3.8	0.4	0.6	0.6	0.1	54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	West Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.7	1.1	0.1	0.3	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 Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	West Point, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.7	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

West Point, KY	4.22
Kentucky	2.19
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 Point, KY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Point, KY	Count	4	4	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	522.9	522.9	0.0	5.23
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	252.8	192.7	60.1	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	West Point, KY	Count	4	4	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	522.2	522.2	0.0	5.22
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	248.9	193.5	55.3	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	West Point, KY	Count	4	4	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	492.0	492.0	0.0	4.92
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	239.6	187.8	51.9	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	West Point, KY	Count	4	4	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	498.1	498.1	0.0	4.98
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	245.2	190.6	54.6	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	West Point, KY	Count	4	4	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	413.2	413.2	0.0	4.13
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	246.5	196.4	50.1	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	West Point, KY	Count	4	4	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	416.2	416.2	0.0	4.16
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	247.3	194.5	52.7	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	West Point, KY	Count	3	3	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	307.7	307.7	0.0	3.08
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	246.0	188.5	57.4	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	West Point, KY	Count	3	3	0
	West Point, KY	Per 100,000	302.4	302.4	0.0	3.02
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	244.7	191.6	53.0	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	West Point, KY	Count	3	3	0
2005	West Point, KY	Count	3	3	0