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Palatka, FL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Palatka crime rate is much higher than the Florida average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #291

Palatka, FL	4,356.30
Florida	2,095.43
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.

Palatka, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Palatka, FL	Count	0	0	17	50	107	437	7	2
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	162.4	477.6	1,022.1	4,174.2	66.9	19.1	2,310
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.8	30.4	125.2	366.4	719.9	2,481.5	214.0	NA	1,880
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Palatka, FL	Count	0	6	26	55	178	483	23	0
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	57.4	248.9	526.5	1,704.0	4,623.8	220.2	0.0	3,305
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	24.1	118.7	312.3	710.5	2,216.3	178.6	NA	1,684
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Palatka, FL	Count	0	9	22	99	143	530	14	3
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	84.5	206.4	929.0	1,341.8	4,973.3	131.4	28.2	3,642
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.2	123.7	330.9	794.9	2,288.6	193.2	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Palatka, FL	Count	1	10	29	105	141	621	28	2
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	9.3	93.4	271.0	981.1	1,317.5	5,802.7	261.6	18.7	4,236
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.7	134.4	348.0	892.9	2,421.1	207.9	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Palatka, FL	Count	1	16	29	112	189	634	10	6
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	9.3	149.2	270.4	1,044.2	1,762.1	5,910.9	93.2	55.9	4,744
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	28.6	138.7	369.8	899.5	2,438.4	220.5	NA	1,969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Palatka, FL	Count	2	5	39	136	159	620	29	4
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	18.3	45.9	357.7	1,247.5	1,458.4	5,687.0	266.0	36.7	4,574
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.5	29.7	166.7	410.6	981.1	2,588.6	271.1	NA	2,165
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Palatka, FL	Count	0	4	38	114	145	824	42	3
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	37.1	352.9	1,058.6	1,346.5	7,651.6	390.0	27.9	4,556
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.4	32.6	197.9	452.0	1,028.3	2,766.0	346.5	NA	2,386
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Palatka, FL	Count	3	13	33	141	218	739	41	4
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	27.0	116.8	296.5	1,266.8	1,958.7	6,639.7	368.4	35.9	5,525
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.6	33.7	209.1	473.2	996.3	2,689.4	403.6	NA	2,426
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Palatka, FL	Count	0	7	44	141	157	713	43	0
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	62.9	395.4	1,267.2	1,411.0	6,407.8	386.4	0.0	4,676
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.2	35.8	188.8	481.2	944.6	2,619.0	422.5	NA	2,375
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Palatka, FL	Count	1	15	12	219	180	841	69	1
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	9.1	135.9	108.7	1,983.7	1,630.4	7,617.8	625.0	9.1	5,995
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	37.1	169.4	496.6	926.3	2,658.3	423.3	NA	2,350
	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

Palatka, FL		-0.11
Florida		6.78
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.

Palatka, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Palatka, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Palatka, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Palatka, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Palatka, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Palatka, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Palatka, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Palatka, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Palatka, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Palatka, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Palatka, FL	3.42
Florida	3.22
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.

Palatka, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Palatka, FL	Count	38	32	6
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	363.8	306.3	57.4	3.35
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.0	239.1	143.8	3.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Palatka, FL	Count	41	34	7
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	384.7	319.0	65.7	3.52
	Florida	Per 100,000	394.0	245.4	148.5	3.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Palatka, FL	Count	41	34	7
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	383.1	317.7	65.4	3.50
	Florida	Per 100,000	397.1	246.4	150.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Palatka, FL	Count	42	36	6
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	391.6	335.6	55.9	3.64
	Florida	Per 100,000	404.7	247.3	157.4	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Palatka, FL	Count	44	38	6
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	403.6	348.6	55.0	3.76
	Florida	Per 100,000	409.3	250.0	159.3	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Palatka, FL	Count	43	36	7
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	399.3	334.3	65.0	3.67
	Florida	Per 100,000	403.7	243.1	160.7	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Palatka, FL	Count	43	35	8
	Palatka, FL	Per 100,000	386.3	314.5	71.9	3.50
	Florida	Per 100,000	408.5	244.7	163.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Palatka, FL	Count	48	39	9
2005	Palatka, FL	Count	39	33	6