Leon, WV Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Leon

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Leon_{/100k people}	West Virginia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,280 (estimate)	2,358	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Leon_{/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)	470 (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)	2,810 (estimate)	2,020	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Leon is 15% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 8.99 daily crimes that occur in Leon.
Leon is safer than 23% of the cities in the United States.
In Leon you have a 1 in 31 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Leon has not changed.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Leon

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Leon is 1 in 213

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Leon is 1 in 36

The chance of being a victim of crime in Leon is 1 in 31

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

Leon police department

Item	Leon	West Virginia	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	1,642	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.0	3.3

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}
Ripley, WV	3,259	154	432	587
Eleanor, WV	1,976	89	530	618
Buffalo, WV	1,295	130	778	908
Gallipolis Ferry, WV	1,077	148	885	1,033
Ravenswood, WV	3,853	183	1,096	1,279
Leon, WV	114	470	2,810	3,280

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Kansas, OH	114	315	2,795	3,110
Darlington, MO	114	803	4,612	5,415
Adona, AR	114	523	3,266	3,790
Country Club Heights, IN	114	157	1,049	1,206
Put-in-Bay, OH	114	118	1,046	1,164
Leon, WV	114	470	2,810	3,280

Source: The Leon, 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.