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

Crime Index, #125

Wheeling, WV	1,899.54
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.

Wheeling, WV Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Wheeling, WV	Count	0	12	16	189	165	501	39	4
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	43.0	57.4	677.7	591.6	1,796.3	139.8	14.3	1,794
	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
2012	Wheeling, WV	Count	0	17	42	186	265	455	47	1
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	60.0	148.1	655.9	934.5	1,604.6	165.7	3.5	2,129
	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
2009	Wheeling, WV	Count	1	22	36	84	200	752	54	4
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	3.5	76.8	125.6	293.1	697.8	2,623.9	188.4	14.0	2,017
	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	Wheeling, WV	Count	1	16	37	87	186	632	57	3
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	3.5	55.5	128.3	301.7	645.0	2,191.6	197.7	10.4	1,793
	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
2007	Wheeling, WV	Count	1	15	35	83	216	693	72	4
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	3.4	51.6	120.5	285.6	743.4	2,385.0	247.8	13.8	1,869
	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	Wheeling, WV	Count	1	18	26	73	245	652	88	8
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	3.4	60.7	87.6	246.1	825.9	2,197.9	296.6	27.0	1,844
	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	Wheeling, WV	Count	0	20	32	86	227	645	89	5
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	0.0	66.9	107.0	287.5	758.8	2,156.0	297.5	16.7	1,850
	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

Wheeling, WV	15.11
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.

Wheeling, WV Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Wheeling, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wheeling, 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	Wheeling, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wheeling, 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	Wheeling, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wheeling, 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	Wheeling, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35
	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	Wheeling, WV	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	3.4	0.0	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	34
	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	Wheeling, WV	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	3.5	0.0	0.0	3.5	0.0	0.0	34
	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	Wheeling, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wheeling, 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	Wheeling, WV	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	3.4	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	34
	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	Wheeling, WV	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wheeling, 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

Wheeling, WV	2.67
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.

Wheeling, WV Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Wheeling, WV	Count	84	81	3
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	298.6	288.0	10.7	2.93
	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	Wheeling, WV	Count	84	81	3
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	296.2	285.7	10.6	2.91
	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	Wheeling, WV	Count	83	80	3
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	291.0	280.5	10.5	2.86
	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	Wheeling, WV	Count	83	80	3
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	285.7	275.3	10.3	2.81
	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	Wheeling, WV	Count	80	78	2
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	279.1	272.2	7.0	2.76
	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	Wheeling, WV	Count	82	80	2
	Wheeling, WV	Per 100,000	282.2	275.3	6.9	2.79
	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	Wheeling, WV	Count	82	80	2
2005	Wheeling, WV	Count	84	82	2