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Alum Creek, WV crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Alum Creek has an overall crime rate of 10 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Alum Creek is 1 in 100. How does Alum Creek fare compared to other communities in West Virginia of all population sizes? Alum Creek's crime rate is lower than approximately 38% of West Virginia communities.

How does the crime rate in Alum Creek compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Alum Creek with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Alum Creek's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Alum Creek 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 Alum Creek.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Alum Creek's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Alum Creek is one in 798.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Alum Creek; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 9 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Alum Creek Crime Data

total Crime Index

49

(100 is safest)


Safer than 49% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Alum Creek Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

2

14

16

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.25

8.78

10.03

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.25
3.64
National Median: 4
    Alum Creek
    West Virginia

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 798

in Alum Creek

1 in 275

in West Virginia

Alum Creek Violent Crimes

Population: 1,595
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
8.78
18.04
National Median: 19
    Alum Creek
    West Virginia

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 114

in Alum Creek

1 in 55

in West Virginia

Property Crimes

Population: 1,595
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States Property Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Alum Creek Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
2
23
National Median: 26.8
    Alum Creek
    West Virginia

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