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Lexington, SC Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lexington crime rate is lower than the South Carolina average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #40

Lexington, SC	1,418.36
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.

Lexington, SC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Lexington, SC	Count	0	3	3	39	60	624	13	2
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	15.3	15.3	199.5	307.0	3,192.3	66.5	10.2	1,285
	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	Lexington, SC	Count	0	5	7	45	44	677	36	0
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	27.2	38.1	245.2	239.8	3,689.0	196.2	0.0	1,579
	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	Lexington, SC	Count	0	3	9	49	44	670	34	0
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	16.6	49.8	271.0	243.4	3,706.2	188.1	0.0	1,571
	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	Lexington, SC	Count	0	2	8	49	41	488	19	0
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	11.7	46.9	287.5	240.5	2,862.8	111.5	0.0	1,308
	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	Lexington, SC	Count	0	5	8	34	51	543	18	1
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	30.1	48.1	204.5	306.7	3,265.6	108.3	6.0	1,451
	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
2008	Lexington, SC	Count	0	3	14	29	53	479	19	0
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	19.1	89.3	185.0	338.2	3,056.2	121.2	0.0	1,408
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	6.8	36.6	147.3	539.1	1,026.1	2,814.1	394.0	NA	2,459
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Lexington, SC	Count	0	4	4	49	46	518	14	1
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	27.2	27.2	333.0	312.6	3,520.2	95.1	6.8	1,594
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	8.0	39.5	144.0	596.9	1,025.8	2,859.6	386.3	NA	2,551
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Lexington, SC	Count	0	3	1	12	29	439	NA	1
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	21.7	7.2	87.0	210.2	3,181.9	NA	7.2	1,107
	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	Lexington, SC	Count	0	2	5	22	40	451	29	1
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	0.0	15.6	39.1	172.1	313.0	3,528.7	226.9	7.8	1,462
	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

Lexington, SC	59.11
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.

Lexington, SC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lexington, SC	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	50
	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	Lexington, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	51
	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	Lexington, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	5.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	54
	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	Lexington, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, SC	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	18.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	180
	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	Lexington, SC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	6.4	6.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	63
	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
2007	Lexington, SC	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	13.6	13.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	135
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	2.9	1.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.1	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lexington, SC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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

Lexington, SC	2.53
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.

Lexington, SC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lexington, SC	Count	55	52	3
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	275.0	260.0	15.0	2.68
	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	Lexington, SC	Count	51	48	3
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	260.9	245.6	15.3	2.53
	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	Lexington, SC	Count	50	45	5
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	272.4	245.2	27.2	2.59
	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	Lexington, SC	Count	51	47	4
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	282.1	260.0	22.1	2.71
	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
2009	Lexington, SC	Count	48	43	5
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	288.7	258.6	30.1	2.74
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.8	253.0	87.8	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lexington, SC	Count	45	41	4
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	287.1	261.6	25.5	2.74
	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
2007	Lexington, SC	Count	42	39	3
	Lexington, SC	Per 100,000	285.4	265.0	20.4	2.75
	South Carolina	Per 100,000	340.4	250.4	90.0	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lexington, SC	Count	39	34	5
2005	Lexington, SC	Count	38	33	5