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Crime rates for Wheeling, WV
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POPULATION
31,301
Wheeling Crime Rates
Wheeling Crime Data
CRIME INDEX
94
100 is safest
This city is safer than 94% of the cities in the US.
city Annual Crimes
| VIOLENT | PROPERTY | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 46 | 51 |
| annual crimes per 1,000 residents | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0.16 | 1.47 | 1.63 |
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Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents
- NATIONAL MEDIAN
- 4.7
- MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
- in Wheeling
1 in 6260 - in West Virginia
1 in 364
| Wheeling | West Virginia |
|---|
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.10 |
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 16,692 | 93,934 | 417,122 | 862,947 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 1.41 | 2.91 |
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Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents
- NATIONAL MEDIAN
- 34.3
- MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
- in Wheeling
1 in 680 - in West Virginia
1 in 37
| Wheeling | West Virginia |
|---|
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 6 | 32 | 8 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.19 | 1.02 | 0.26 |
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 2,154,126 | 6,776,807 | 1,235,226 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 7.27 | 22.86 | 4.17 |
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Crimes Per Square Mile
| Wheeling | West Virginia |
|---|
- NATIONAL MEDIAN
- 49.6
Your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Wheeling is 1 in 614. This equates to a crime rate of 2 per one thousand residents, making Wheeling one of the safest communities in the nation. Wheeling's crime rate is not the lowest in West Virginia, however. Approximately 10% of the cities and towns in West Virginia have a lower crime rate, according to FBI crime statistics.
Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Wheeling, and we found that the crime rate in Wheeling is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Wheeling is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.
The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Wheeling does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Wheeling.
Importantly, our analysis shows that Wheeling has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, forcible rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 6260. Wheeling's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.
Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Wheeling compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Wheeling is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Wheeling is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.
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