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The Somerset crime rate is higher than the Kentucky average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #209

Somerset, KY	2,066.19
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.

Somerset, KY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Somerset, KY	Count	1	5	12	14	70	555	24	3
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	8.7	43.5	104.3	121.7	608.5	4,824.8	208.6	26.1	2,242
	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	Somerset, KY	Count	0	5	11	7	71	391	18	1
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	44.0	96.9	61.7	625.4	3,444.3	158.6	8.8	1,681
	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	Somerset, KY	Count	0	9	15	12	86	517	18	5
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	79.5	132.5	106.0	759.4	4,565.1	158.9	44.2	2,305
	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	Somerset, KY	Count	1	6	12	7	114	572	12	1
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	8.9	53.2	106.4	62.1	1,011.3	5,074.1	106.4	8.9	2,449
	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	Somerset, KY	Count	0	8	20	5	112	558	16	1
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	65.2	163.1	40.8	913.1	4,549.2	130.4	8.2	2,271
	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
2009	Somerset, KY	Count	1	8	13	16	71	438	13	3
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	8.0	63.6	103.4	127.3	564.8	3,484.5	103.4	23.9	1,926
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.1	35.0	84.1	135.4	688.5	1,683.3	140.9	NA	1,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Somerset, KY	Count	0	2	12	11	94	562	19	NA
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	16.1	96.5	88.4	755.7	4,518.4	152.8	NA	1,897
	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	Somerset, KY	Count	0	6	8	13	89	468	15	0
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	48.6	64.8	105.3	721.0	3,791.3	121.5	0.0	1,815
	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
2006	Somerset, KY	Count	1	5	15	20	85	358	8	0
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	8.2	40.9	122.6	163.5	695.0	2,927.0	65.4	0.0	1,786
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.0	30.8	86.2	142.0	644.8	1,679.9	219.8	NA	1,338
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Somerset, KY	Count	0	4	18	25	117	515	33	4
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	33.2	149.4	207.5	970.9	4,273.5	273.8	33.2	2,290
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	4.6	34.0	88.4	139.8	634.0	1,685.8	210.8	NA	1,355
	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

Somerset, KY	57.67
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.

Somerset, KY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Somerset, KY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	8.7	8.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	86
	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	Somerset, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Somerset, 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	Somerset, KY	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	17.7	17.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	176
	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	Somerset, KY	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	17.7	8.9	8.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	177
	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	Somerset, KY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	8.2	8.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	81
	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	Somerset, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Somerset, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Somerset, 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
2007	Somerset, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Somerset, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Somerset, 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

Somerset, 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.

Somerset, KY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Somerset, KY	Count	41	37	4
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	362.0	326.7	35.3	3.44
	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
2011	Somerset, KY	Count	43	39	4
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	381.4	346.0	35.5	3.64
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	245.2	190.6	54.6	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Somerset, KY	Count	46	42	4
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	375.0	342.4	32.6	3.59
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	246.5	196.4	50.1	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Somerset, KY	Count	43	39	4
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	342.1	310.3	31.8	3.26
	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	Somerset, KY	Count	39	36	3
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	313.6	289.4	24.1	3.01
	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
2007	Somerset, KY	Count	35	32	3
	Somerset, KY	Per 100,000	283.5	259.2	24.3	2.71
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	244.7	191.6	53.0	2.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Somerset, KY	Count	36	33	3
2005	Somerset, KY	Count	38	35	3