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West Union, SC Crime and Crime Rate

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The West Union crime rate is much higher than the South Carolina average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #155

West Union, SC	3,877.62
South Carolina	2,253.24
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 Union, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	West Union, SC	Count	0	2	0	0	6	34	2	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	684.9	0.0	0.0	2,054.8	11,643.8	684.9	0.0	7,705
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.2	31.8	83.2	373.6	857.8	2,502.9	263.5	NA	1,937
	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 Union, SC	Count	0	1	0	4	8	32	1	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	339.0	0.0	1,355.9	2,711.9	10,847.5	339.0	0.0	7,288
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.9	35.5	95.0	421.4	954.5	2,588.3	279.5	NA	2,109
	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 Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	3	8	28	0	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,020.4	2,721.1	9,523.8	0.0	0.0	4,762
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.8	34.5	92.2	438.4	1,002.8	2,609.4	292.0	NA	2,151
	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 Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	1	1	23	0	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	333.3	333.3	7,666.7	0.0	0.0	2,417
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.1	31.7	107.7	452.3	997.9	2,617.2	285.3	NA	2,159
	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 Union, SC	Count	0	0	3	2	1	20	1	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	996.7	664.5	332.2	6,644.5	332.2	0.0	4,153
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.3	35.3	125.7	503.4	992.8	2,598.4	297.4	NA	2,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2006	West Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	326.8	980.4	0.0	0.0	408
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	8.3	40.8	136.5	579.9	989.8	2,873.0	379.6	NA	2,516
	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 Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	983.6	327.9	0.0	410
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	7.4	42.5	132.1	579.0	1,000.9	2,954.1	384.4	NA	2,532
	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 Union, SC		-0.13
South Carolina		24.00
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 Union, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	West Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	West Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	3.1	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	West Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	West Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.4	1.2	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	West Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.7	1.4	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.1	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	West Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	3.4	2.0	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.1	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2006	West Union, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.5	1.4	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

West Union, SC	5.83
South Carolina	2.89
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 Union, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Union, SC	Count	2	2	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	639.0	639.0	0.0	6.39
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	291.8	218.9	72.9	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	West Union, SC	Count	2	2	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	684.9	684.9	0.0	6.85
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	319.1	244.3	74.8	2.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	West Union, SC	Count	2	2	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	678.0	678.0	0.0	6.78
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	329.4	235.8	93.6	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	West Union, SC	Count	2	2	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	680.3	680.3	0.0	6.80
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	335.3	247.7	87.6	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2008	West Union, SC	Count	1	1	0
	West Union, SC	Per 100,000	331.1	331.1	0.0	3.31
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	341.9	253.4	88.6	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2006	West Union, SC	Count	1	1	0
2005	West Union, SC	Count	1	1	0