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Nitro, WV Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #108

Nitro, WV	1,338.56
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.

Nitro, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Nitro, WV	Count	0	2	3	5	57	241	7	0
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	28.0	42.0	70.0	798.4	3,375.8	98.1	0.0	1,565
	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	Nitro, WV	Count	0	1	0	10	38	161	9	1
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	14.0	0.0	140.1	532.4	2,255.8	126.1	14.0	1,104
	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	Nitro, WV	Count	0	1	4	5	42	215	12	0
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	14.0	55.8	69.8	586.3	3,001.5	167.5	0.0	1,351
	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
2011	Nitro, WV	Count	0	3	3	7	37	184	15	3
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	41.7	41.7	97.4	514.8	2,560.2	208.7	41.7	1,373
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.3	20.9	49.0	241.6	603.2	1,549.2	121.5	NA	1,234
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Nitro, WV	Count	0	2	4	7	39	174	16	2
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	29.3	58.5	102.4	570.5	2,545.3	234.1	29.3	1,377
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	19.1	44.7	247.5	580.5	1,531.7	127.4	NA	1,197
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Nitro, WV	Count	1	1	3	9	40	184	11	0
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	14.8	14.8	44.3	132.9	590.8	2,717.9	162.5	0.0	1,551
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	4.6	23.8	50.4	217.7	656.7	1,719.4	150.6	NA	1,315
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Nitro, WV	Count	0	0	3	1	28	149	5	2
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	44.3	14.8	413.4	2,199.9	73.8	29.5	876
	West Virginia	Per 100,000	3.3	20.0	49.0	201.5	609.9	1,782.2	176.6	NA	1,263
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2006	Nitro, WV	Count	0	0	2	11	72	172	18	3
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	29.6	162.8	1,065.7	2,545.9	266.4	44.4	1,512
	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

Hate Crime Index

Nitro, WV	32.56
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.

Nitro, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Nitro, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Nitro, 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	Nitro, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Nitro, 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	Nitro, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Nitro, 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	Nitro, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Nitro, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	14.6	14.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	146
	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	Nitro, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Nitro, 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	Nitro, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Nitro, 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	Nitro, WV	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	14.9	0.0	0.0	14.9	0.0	0.0	148
	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	Nitro, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Nitro, 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

Nitro, WV	2.15
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.

Nitro, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Nitro, WV	Count	17	16	1
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	238.2	224.2	14.0	2.31
	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	Nitro, WV	Count	16	15	1
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	223.4	209.4	14.0	2.16
	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	Nitro, WV	Count	19	18	1
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	264.4	250.5	13.9	2.57
	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	Nitro, WV	Count	17	16	1
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	248.7	234.1	14.6	2.41
	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	Nitro, WV	Count	14	13	1
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	206.8	192.0	14.8	1.99
	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	Nitro, WV	Count	17	16	1
	Nitro, WV	Per 100,000	252.9	238.0	14.9	2.45
	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	Nitro, WV	Count	17	16	1
2005	Nitro, WV	Count	18	17	1