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The Whitesburg crime rate is much lower than the Kentucky average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #38

Whitesburg, KY	224.92
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.

Whitesburg, KY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0
	Whitesburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	98.1	98.1	98.1	0.0	123
	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	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Whitesburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	Whitesburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	46.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	23
	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	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0
	Whitesburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	92.9	232.1	0.0	0.0	104
	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	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	1	1	1	15	1	0
	Whitesburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	68.9	68.9	68.9	1,033.1	68.9	0.0	499
	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
2008	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	2	26	1	NA
	Whitesburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	135.5	1,761.5	67.8	NA	542
	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	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0
	Whitesburg, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	997.3	66.5	0.0	283
	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

Hate Crime Index

Whitesburg, KY	85.13
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.

Whitesburg, KY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Whitesburg, 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	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Whitesburg, 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	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Whitesburg, 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	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Whitesburg, 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	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Whitesburg, 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
2009	Whitesburg, KY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Whitesburg, KY	Per 100,000	68.2	68.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	682
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.7	3.0	0.3	0.7	0.6	0.1	46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Whitesburg, 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
2006	Whitesburg, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Whitesburg, 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

Whitesburg, KY	3.11
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.

Whitesburg, KY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Whitesburg, KY	Count	7	5	2
	Whitesburg, KY	Per 100,000	339.8	242.7	97.1	2.91
	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	Whitesburg, KY	Count	8	5	3
	Whitesburg, KY	Per 100,000	374.7	234.2	140.5	3.04
	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
2009	Whitesburg, KY	Count	5	5	0
	Whitesburg, KY	Per 100,000	341.1	341.1	0.0	3.41
	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	Whitesburg, KY	Count	6	6	0
	Whitesburg, KY	Per 100,000	406.5	406.5	0.0	4.07
	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
2006	Whitesburg, KY	Count	6	6	0
2005	Whitesburg, KY	Count	5	5	0