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

Crime Index, #348

Lexington, MO	1,482.14
Missouri	1,858.24
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, MO Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2011	Lexington, MO	Count	0	2	0	11	31	103	7	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	42.2	0.0	231.9	653.6	2,171.6	147.6	0.0	1,386
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.1	24.3	104.3	312.7	745.7	2,308.3	254.8	NA	1,759
	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, MO	Count	0	1	0	12	34	141	8	1
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	22.6	0.0	271.2	768.5	3,187.2	180.8	22.6	1,657
	Missouri	Per 100,000	7.0	23.9	102.4	321.7	735.4	2,343.0	268.0	NA	1,788
	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, MO	Count	0	2	1	9	27	102	5	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	44.2	22.1	198.8	596.3	2,252.7	110.4	0.0	1,369
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.4	26.8	124.5	334.1	731.3	2,362.1	291.9	NA	1,853
	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, MO	Count	0	1	1	6	27	85	5	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	22.2	22.2	133.1	598.9	1,885.5	110.9	0.0	1,104
	Missouri	Per 100,000	7.7	27.3	125.0	344.4	774.5	2,537.9	351.3	NA	1,981
	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, MO	Count	0	2	0	11	43	106	9	1
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	43.6	0.0	239.7	936.8	2,309.4	196.1	21.8	1,602
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.5	29.2	121.9	347.3	739.1	2,594.7	404.6	NA	1,995
	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, MO	Count	0	2	1	18	46	106	11	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	42.9	21.4	385.8	985.9	2,271.8	235.7	0.0	1,811
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.3	30.2	129.9	379.3	764.1	2,627.0	435.3	NA	2,076
	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, MO	Count	0	0	0	13	35	121	15	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	275.4	741.4	2,563.0	317.7	0.0	1,446
	Missouri	Per 100,000	6.9	28.0	124.1	366.4	738.3	2,746.2	443.1	NA	2,074
	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, MO		-0.11
Missouri		18.22
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, MO Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lexington, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lexington, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Lexington, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.7	1.1	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Lexington, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.9	1.2	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.0	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Lexington, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.4	1.5	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Lexington, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.1	1.4	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Lexington, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	1.7	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Lexington, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.0	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lexington, MO	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Missouri	Per 100,000	2.2	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lexington, MO	1.91
Missouri	2.92
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, MO Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lexington, MO	Count	9	8	1
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	194.2	172.6	21.6	1.83
	Missouri	Per 100,000	347.6	247.4	100.1	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2012	Lexington, MO	Count	10	9	1
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	212.3	191.0	21.2	2.02
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.0	242.3	98.6	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Lexington, MO	Count	10	9	1
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	210.8	189.8	21.1	2.00
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.0	245.1	96.0	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Lexington, MO	Count	10	9	1
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	226.0	203.4	22.6	2.15
	Missouri	Per 100,000	346.4	248.2	98.2	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lexington, MO	Count	10	9	1
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	220.8	198.8	22.1	2.10
	Missouri	Per 100,000	348.7	249.2	99.6	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lexington, MO	Count	10	9	1
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	221.8	199.6	22.2	2.11
	Missouri	Per 100,000	346.7	246.3	100.4	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lexington, MO	Count	11	9	2
	Lexington, MO	Per 100,000	239.7	196.1	43.6	2.18
	Missouri	Per 100,000	341.9	242.0	99.9	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lexington, MO	Count	9	8	1
2005	Lexington, MO	Count	9	8	1