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The Dawson Springs crime rate is lower than the Kentucky average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #119

Dawson Springs, KY	736.74
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.

Dawson Springs, KY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	0	1	20	17	2	0
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	36.3	726.7	617.7	72.7	0.0	590
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	1	0	0	8	28	1	1
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	36.3	0.0	0.0	290.6	1,017.1	36.3	36.3	601
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	0	2	11	17	3	1
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	72.2	397.3	613.9	108.3	36.1	480
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	1	2	10	32	0	0
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	35.9	71.9	359.3	1,149.8	0.0	0.0	593
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	1	0	5	10	22	4	0
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	34.8	0.0	174.1	348.2	766.0	139.3	0.0	783
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	1	2	19	19	1	0
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	34.5	69.1	656.3	656.3	34.5	0.0	630
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	0	3	31	33	1	NA
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	103.4	1,069.0	1,137.9	34.5	NA	940
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	3	0	1	11	18	3	0
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	101.8	0.0	33.9	373.3	610.8	101.8	0.0	933
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	4	0	1	19	12	1	0
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	134.4	0.0	33.6	638.4	403.2	33.6	0.0	1,142
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	1	0	2	18	14	1	3
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	33.4	0.0	66.8	601.6	467.9	33.4	100.3	673
	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

Dawson Springs, KY		-0.11
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.

Dawson Springs, KY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dawson Springs, 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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dawson Springs, 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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dawson Springs, 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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dawson Springs, 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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dawson Springs, 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

Dawson Springs, KY	1.79
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.

Dawson Springs, KY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	5	4	1
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	181.7	145.3	36.3	1.64
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	252.8	192.7	60.1	2.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	5	4	1
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	181.6	145.3	36.3	1.63
	Kentucky	Per 100,000	248.9	193.5	55.3	2.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	6	4	2
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	216.7	144.5	72.2	1.81
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	8	5	3
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	287.5	179.7	107.8	2.34
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	7	5	2
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	243.7	174.1	69.6	2.09
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	7	4	3
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	241.8	138.2	103.6	1.90
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	7	4	3
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	241.4	137.9	103.4	1.90
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	8	4	4
	Dawson Springs, KY	Per 100,000	271.5	135.7	135.7	2.04
	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	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	9	5	4
2005	Dawson Springs, KY	Count	9	5	4