Follansbee, WV Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Follansbee

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Follansbee_{/100k people}	West Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	879 (estimate)	2,358	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Follansbee_{/100k people}	West Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.8	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	36.4	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	41.2	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	256.4	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	126 (estimate)	338	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	497.3	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,401.3	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	121.4	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	753 (estimate)	2,020	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Follansbee is 69% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.41 daily crimes that occur in Follansbee.
Follansbee is safer than 76% of the cities in the United States.
In Follansbee you have a 1 in 114 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Follansbee has not changed.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Follansbee

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Follansbee is 1 in 795

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Follansbee is 1 in 133

The chance of being a victim of crime in Follansbee is 1 in 114

Year Over Year Crime In Follansbee (per 100,000 people)

Follansbee police department

Item	Follansbee	West Virginia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	7	1,642	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.4	3.0	3.3

There are a total of 7 Follansbee police officers. This results in 2.4 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 21.9% less than the West Virginia average and 27.5% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in West Virginia

State	Total offenders	West Virginia_/100K	National_/100K
West Virginia	3,758	203	222

There are a total of 3,758 sex offenders in West Virginia. This yields a total of 203 sex offenders in West Virginia per 100,000 residents which is 9% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
West Liberty, WV	1,517	0	62	62
Beech Bottom, WV	770	0	199	199
Toronto, OH	4,961	41	164	205
Bethany, WV	1,147	145	869	1,014
New Cumberland, WV	1,154	150	899	1,049
Follansbee, WV	2,949	126	753	879

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Dresden, TN	2,949	346	1,386	1,732
Drum Point, MD	2,947	171	867	1,038
Lincoln, ME	2,947	59	2,293	2,353
Ladonia, AL	2,947	242	1,527	1,769
Double Oak, TX	2,951	0	553	553
Follansbee, WV	2,949	126	753	879

Source: The Follansbee, WV crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.