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Parkersburg, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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The Parkersburg crime rate is higher than the West Virginia average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #127

Parkersburg, WV	2,052.42
West Virginia	1,234.53
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.

Parkersburg, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Parkersburg, WV	Count	1	14	6	67	259	NA	53	13
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	3.2	45.0	19.3	215.2	831.8	NA	170.2	41.7	1,020
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.0	15.4	35.2	235.5	484.9	1,447.3	102.5	NA	1,081
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Parkersburg, WV	Count	0	21	12	94	343	982	57	26
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	67.3	38.5	301.2	1,099.1	3,146.7	182.7	83.3	2,127
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	24.6	35.1	226.7	521.7	1,478.9	103.3	NA	1,134
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Parkersburg, WV	Count	1	17	22	106	433	1,199	66	25
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	3.2	53.9	69.7	335.9	1,372.1	3,799.4	209.1	79.2	2,502
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.9	22.7	45.2	244.6	608.5	1,637.3	119.1	NA	1,257
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2007	Parkersburg, WV	Count	1	11	18	38	286	1,077	105	17
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	3.2	34.9	57.0	120.4	906.2	3,412.3	332.7	53.9	1,903
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.5	20.4	47.0	204.3	596.8	1,735.5	192.7	NA	1,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Parkersburg, WV	Count	2	16	27	48	392	1,203	124	28
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	6.2	49.9	84.2	149.8	1,223.2	3,753.7	386.9	87.4	2,367
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.1	21.4	46.9	207.3	634.1	1,771.8	215.6	NA	1,314
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Parkersburg, WV	Count	3	12	30	95	347	1,191	107	25
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	9.3	37.3	93.2	295.2	1,078.1	3,700.4	332.4	77.7	2,395
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.4	17.7	44.6	206.1	621.2	1,794.0	210.0	NA	1,292
	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

Parkersburg, WV	13.78
West Virginia	19.67
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.

Parkersburg, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Parkersburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Parkersburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.4	2.4	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Parkersburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.6	1.2	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Parkersburg, WV	Count	2	0	0	1	1	0
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	6.3	0.0	0.0	3.2	3.2	0.0	63
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Parkersburg, WV	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	6.2	6.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	62
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.9	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Parkersburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	1.4	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Parkersburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	2.6	2.0	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Parkersburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	2.6	1.8	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Parkersburg, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	2.0	1.3	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Parkersburg, WV	1.96
West Virginia	2.13
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.

Parkersburg, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Parkersburg, WV	Count	73	65	8
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	233.9	208.3	25.6	2.21
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	244.2	192.0	52.3	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Parkersburg, WV	Count	70	62	8
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	221.8	196.5	25.4	2.09
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	242.7	191.4	51.4	2.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Parkersburg, WV	Count	74	63	11
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	234.7	199.8	34.9	2.17
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	239.6	186.6	53.0	2.13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Parkersburg, WV	Count	70	61	9
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	218.7	190.6	28.1	2.05
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	239.8	188.6	51.2	2.14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Parkersburg, WV	Count	73	63	10
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	232.3	200.5	31.8	2.16
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	246.3	192.0	54.3	2.19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2007	Parkersburg, WV	Count	70	60	10
	Parkersburg, WV	Per 100,000	221.8	190.1	31.7	2.06
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	234.1	183.4	50.7	2.09
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Parkersburg, WV	Count	76	63	13
2005	Parkersburg, WV	Count	75	64	11