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Amherst, OH Crime and Crime Rate

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The Amherst crime rate is lower than the Ohio average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #171

Amherst, OH	717.15
Ohio	1,691.16
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.

Amherst, OH Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Amherst, OH	Count	0	1	2	0	24	165	6	0
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	8.2	16.5	0.0	197.8	1,359.9	49.5	0.0	530
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.0	35.3	110.0	127.4	680.0	1,963.6	155.4	NA	1,438
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Amherst, OH	Count	0	0	8	1	39	177	3	2
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	66.4	8.3	323.9	1,470.1	24.9	16.6	651
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.9	24.4	124.2	123.2	790.2	1,968.5	168.8	NA	1,462
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Amherst, OH	Count	0	0	3	1	31	159	10	2
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	24.9	8.3	257.7	1,321.7	83.1	16.6	547
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.3	31.7	132.0	131.7	895.9	2,052.5	169.0	NA	1,598
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Amherst, OH	Count	0	3	3	3	47	187	6	1
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	24.9	24.9	24.9	390.7	1,554.4	49.9	8.3	796
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.4	31.5	139.1	132.4	976.3	2,195.9	182.5	NA	1,693
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Amherst, OH	Count	1	1	6	2	25	225	4	0
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	8.5	8.5	51.3	17.1	213.6	1,922.3	34.2	0.0	869
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.1	32.1	142.8	136.2	923.3	2,138.8	183.1	NA	1,661
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Amherst, OH	Count	1	2	4	2	36	183	7	1
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	8.5	17.1	34.1	17.1	307.2	1,561.7	59.7	8.5	856
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.5	34.8	154.1	138.7	902.9	2,169.8	198.3	NA	1,704
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Amherst, OH	Count	0	1	4	1	27	214	9	1
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	8.6	34.2	8.6	231.1	1,831.7	77.0	8.6	715
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.7	38.5	163.0	142.1	892.8	2,270.5	248.4	NA	1,788
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Amherst, OH	Count	0	3	8	2	47	178	5	1
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	25.3	67.5	16.9	396.6	1,502.1	42.2	8.4	840
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.5	38.8	159.2	140.7	859.1	2,301.6	294.6	NA	1,793
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Amherst, OH	Count	0	1	6	1	31	163	1	2
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	8.4	50.5	8.4	260.8	1,371.4	8.4	16.8	604
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.7	39.6	166.8	139.2	909.8	2,442.8	326.1	NA	1,887
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Amherst, OH	Count	0	1	12	6	31	176	3	1
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	8.5	101.6	50.8	262.5	1,490.3	25.4	8.5	762
	Ohio	Per 100,000	5.1	39.8	163.1	143.4	872.8	2,429.0	360.9	NA	1,887
	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

Amherst, OH	56.22
Ohio	32.00
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.

Amherst, OH Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Amherst, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.1	2.5	0.3	0.7	0.6	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Amherst, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.6	2.2	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.2	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Amherst, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.6	1.3	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Amherst, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.3	1.3	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Amherst, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.6	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Amherst, OH	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	8.5	0.0	8.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	85
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.1	1.5	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.6	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Amherst, OH	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	8.6	0.0	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	85
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.8	2.1	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Amherst, OH	Count	4	2	2	0	0	0
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	33.8	16.9	16.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	337
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.6	1.9	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Amherst, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.5	2.1	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.1	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Amherst, OH	1.77
Ohio	2.56
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.

Amherst, OH Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Amherst, OH	Count	26	20	6
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	214.3	164.8	49.5	1.90
	Ohio	Per 100,000	288.3	217.1	71.2	2.53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2011	Amherst, OH	Count	26	20	6
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	216.1	166.3	49.9	1.91
	Ohio	Per 100,000	292.5	210.8	81.7	2.52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Amherst, OH	Count	26	20	6
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	222.1	170.9	51.3	1.96
	Ohio	Per 100,000	298.9	210.2	88.7	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Amherst, OH	Count	26	20	6
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	221.9	170.7	51.2	1.96
	Ohio	Per 100,000	291.5	216.3	75.2	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Amherst, OH	Count	25	20	5
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	214.0	171.2	42.8	1.93
	Ohio	Per 100,000	323.9	224.9	99.0	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Amherst, OH	Count	26	20	6
	Amherst, OH	Per 100,000	219.4	168.8	50.6	1.94
	Ohio	Per 100,000	307.3	217.3	89.9	2.62
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Amherst, OH	Count	26	20	6
2005	Amherst, OH	Count	26	20	6